diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f9536a1f..1b8a6209 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE AND NOT CYGWIN)
            NOT _GLFW_HAS_GLXGETPROCADDRESSARB AND
            NOT _GLFW_HAS_GLXGETPROCADDRESSEXT)
 
+    if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Linux")
+        set(_GLFW_USE_LINUX_JOYSTICKS 1)
+    endif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Linux")
+
     # Select platform specific code
     add_subdirectory(src/x11)
 endif(UNIX AND NOT APPLE AND NOT CYGWIN)
diff --git a/src/config.h.cmake b/src/config.h.cmake
index c217477b..78a59fad 100644
--- a/src/config.h.cmake
+++ b/src/config.h.cmake
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 /* Define this to 1 if glXGetProcAddressEXT is available */
 #cmakedefine _GLFW_HAS_GLXGETPROCADDRESSEXT 1
 
+/* Define this to 1 if the Linux joystick API is available */
+#cmakedefine _GLFW_USE_LINUX_JOYSTICKS 1
+
 /* Define this to 1 to not load gdi32.dll dynamically */
 #cmakedefine _GLFW_NO_DLOAD_GDI32 1
 /* Define this to 1 to not load winmm.dll dynamically */