diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a1e51277b0..83f9728524 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2187,6 +2187,19 @@ have_virtfs_proxy_helper = get_option('virtfs_proxy_helper') \
     .require(libcap_ng.found(), error_message: 'the virtfs proxy helper requires libcap-ng') \
     .allowed()
 
+qga_fsfreeze = false
+qga_fstrim = false
+if host_os == 'linux'
+    if cc.has_header_symbol('linux/fs.h', 'FIFREEZE')
+        qga_fsfreeze = true
+    endif
+    if cc.has_header_symbol('linux/fs.h', 'FITRIM')
+        qga_fstrim = true
+    endif
+elif host_os == 'freebsd' and cc.has_header_symbol('ufs/ffs/fs.h', 'UFSSUSPEND')
+    qga_fsfreeze = true
+endif
+
 if get_option('block_drv_ro_whitelist') == ''
   config_host_data.set('CONFIG_BDRV_RO_WHITELIST', '')
 else
@@ -2423,6 +2436,8 @@ config_host_data.set('CONFIG_DEBUG_TCG', get_option('debug_tcg'))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_DEBUG_REMAP', get_option('debug_remap'))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_QOM_CAST_DEBUG', get_option('qom_cast_debug'))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_REPLICATION', get_option('replication').allowed())
+config_host_data.set('CONFIG_FSFREEZE', qga_fsfreeze)
+config_host_data.set('CONFIG_FSTRIM', qga_fstrim)
 
 # has_header
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_EPOLL', cc.has_header('sys/epoll.h'))
diff --git a/qga/commands-common.h b/qga/commands-common.h
index 8c1c56aac9..263e7c0525 100644
--- a/qga/commands-common.h
+++ b/qga/commands-common.h
@@ -15,19 +15,10 @@
 
 #if defined(__linux__)
 #include <linux/fs.h>
-#ifdef FIFREEZE
-#define CONFIG_FSFREEZE
-#endif
-#ifdef FITRIM
-#define CONFIG_FSTRIM
-#endif
 #endif /* __linux__ */
 
 #ifdef __FreeBSD__
 #include <ufs/ffs/fs.h>
-#ifdef UFSSUSPEND
-#define CONFIG_FSFREEZE
-#endif
 #endif /* __FreeBSD__ */
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_FSFREEZE) || defined(CONFIG_FSTRIM)