diff --git a/freebsd/contrib/wpa/src/utils/eloop.c b/freebsd/contrib/wpa/src/utils/eloop.c
index b26de5a0..09493b89 100644
--- a/freebsd/contrib/wpa/src/utils/eloop.c
+++ b/freebsd/contrib/wpa/src/utils/eloop.c
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 #include "list.h"
 #include "eloop.h"
 
+#ifdef __rtems__
+#define CONFIG_ELOOP_KQUEUE
+#endif /* __rtems__ */
 #if defined(CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL) && defined(CONFIG_ELOOP_EPOLL)
 #error Do not define both of poll and epoll
 #endif