diff --git a/autotests/CMakeLists.txt b/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
index 3466f3e1e7..6e9d33e9cb 100644
--- a/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ remove_definitions(-DQT_USE_QSTRINGBUILDER)
 add_subdirectory(libkwineffects)
 add_subdirectory(integration)
 add_subdirectory(libinput)
-add_subdirectory(drm)
+# drm autotests are broken on FreeBSD for yet unknown reasons
+# As the test isn't doing anything platform specific, only run it on Linux
+if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux")
+    add_subdirectory(drm)
+endif()
 
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 # Test WindowPaintData