diff --git a/hw/usb/host-libusb.c b/hw/usb/host-libusb.c
index b950501d10..295d20227a 100644
--- a/hw/usb/host-libusb.c
+++ b/hw/usb/host-libusb.c
@@ -941,7 +941,8 @@ static int usb_host_open(USBHostDevice *s, libusb_device *dev, int hostfd)
     usb_host_ep_update(s);
 
     libusb_speed = libusb_get_device_speed(dev);
-#if LIBUSB_API_VERSION >= 0x01000107 && defined(CONFIG_LINUX)
+#if LIBUSB_API_VERSION >= 0x01000107 && defined(CONFIG_LINUX) && \
+        defined(USBDEVFS_GET_SPEED)
     if (hostfd && libusb_speed == 0) {
         /*
          * Workaround libusb bug: libusb_get_device_speed() does not