diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5bedeb2e..ee8a35e5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ libinput = dependency('libinput', version: '>=1.6.0')
 xcb = dependency('xcb', required: get_option('xwayland'))
 drm_full = dependency('libdrm') # only needed for drm_fourcc.h
 drm = drm_full.partial_dependency(compile_args: true, includes: true)
-libudev = dependency('libudev')
+libudev = dependency('libudev', required: get_option('udev'))
 bash_comp = dependency('bash-completion', required: false)
 fish_comp = dependency('fish', required: false)
 math = cc.find_library('m')
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ conf_data.set10('HAVE_LIBSYSTEMD', sdbus.found() and sdbus.name() == 'libsystemd
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_LIBELOGIND', sdbus.found() and sdbus.name() == 'libelogind')
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_BASU', sdbus.found() and sdbus.name() == 'basu')
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_TRAY', have_tray)
+conf_data.set10('HAVE_UDEV', libudev.found())
 
 scdoc = dependency('scdoc', version: '>=1.9.2', native: true, required: get_option('man-pages'))
 if scdoc.found()
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 6ba67554..435fc28b 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ option('tray', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable support for
 option('gdk-pixbuf', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable support for more image formats in swaybg')
 option('man-pages', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Generate and install man pages')
 option('sd-bus-provider', type: 'combo', choices: ['auto', 'libsystemd', 'libelogind', 'basu'], value: 'auto', description: 'Provider of the sd-bus library')
+option('udev', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable support for udev')
diff --git a/sway/input/libinput.c b/sway/input/libinput.c
index 3c0f359d..28b57273 100644
--- a/sway/input/libinput.c
+++ b/sway/input/libinput.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include <float.h>
 #include <libinput.h>
-#include <libudev.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <wlr/backend/libinput.h>
 #include "log.h"
@@ -9,6 +8,10 @@
 #include "sway/input/input-manager.h"
 #include "sway/ipc-server.h"
 
+#if HAVE_UDEV
+#include <libudev.h>
+#endif
+
 static void log_status(enum libinput_config_status status) {
 	if (status != LIBINPUT_CONFIG_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		sway_log(SWAY_ERROR, "Failed to apply libinput config: %s",
@@ -315,6 +318,7 @@ void sway_input_reset_libinput_device(struct sway_input_device *input_device) {
 }
 
 bool sway_libinput_device_is_builtin(struct sway_input_device *sway_device) {
+#if HAVE_UDEV
 	if (!wlr_input_device_is_libinput(sway_device->wlr_device)) {
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -341,4 +345,7 @@ bool sway_libinput_device_is_builtin(struct sway_input_device *sway_device) {
 	const char infix_platform[] = "-platform-";
 	return (strncmp(id_path, prefix_pci, strlen(prefix_pci)) == 0) &&
 		strstr(id_path, infix_platform);
+#else
+	return false;
+#endif
 }