diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2dc762d5d08..be67c340d09 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2536,7 +2536,8 @@ find_package(LibUSB)
 # USB HID controller support
 find_package(hidapi)
 option(HID "USB HID controller support" ON)
-default_option(HIDAPI_STATIC "Link HIDAPI library statically" "NOT HIDAPI_FOUND")
+# hidapi_VERSION is only available starting with 0.10.0
+default_option(HIDAPI_STATIC "Link HIDAPI library statically" "NOT hidapi_FOUND OR NOT hidapi_VERSION OR hidapi_VERSION VERSION_LESS 0.10.0")
 if(HID)
   target_sources(mixxx-lib PRIVATE
     src/controllers/hid/hidcontroller.cpp
diff --git a/cmake/modules/Findhidapi.cmake b/cmake/modules/Findhidapi.cmake
index 89847675831..b4a7b282dd7 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/Findhidapi.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/Findhidapi.cmake
@@ -70,6 +70,21 @@ find_package_handle_standard_args(
   hidapi_INCLUDE_DIR
 )
 
+# Version detection
+if (EXISTS "${hidapi_INCLUDE_DIR}/hidapi.h")
+    file(READ "${hidapi_INCLUDE_DIR}/hidapi.h" hidapi_H_CONTENTS)
+    string(REGEX MATCH "#define HID_API_VERSION_MAJOR ([0-9]+)" _dummy "${hidapi_H_CONTENTS}")
+    set(hidapi_VERSION_MAJOR "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
+    string(REGEX MATCH "#define HID_API_VERSION_MINOR ([0-9]+)" _dummy "${hidapi_H_CONTENTS}")
+    set(hidapi_VERSION_MINOR "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
+    string(REGEX MATCH "#define HID_API_VERSION_PATCH ([0-9]+)" _dummy "${hidapi_H_CONTENTS}")
+    set(hidapi_VERSION_PATCH "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
+    # hidapi_VERSION is only available starting with 0.10.0
+    if (hidapi_VERSION_MAJOR AND hidapi_VERSION_MINOR AND hidapi_VERSION_PATCH)
+      set(hidapi_VERSION "${hidapi_VERSION_MAJOR}.${hidapi_VERSION_MINOR}.${hidapi_VERSION_PATCH}")
+    endif()
+endif ()
+
 if(hidapi_FOUND)
   set(hidapi_LIBRARIES "${hidapi_LIBRARY}")
   set(hidapi_INCLUDE_DIRS "${hidapi_INCLUDE_DIR}")