diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f40005f6d..4c2c4c89b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ else()
   set(SDL_PTHREADS_ENABLED_BY_DEFAULT OFF)
 endif()
 
+if(UNIX_SYS OR ANDROID)
+  set(SDL_CLOCK_GETTIME_ENABLED_BY_DEFAULT ON)
+else()
+  set(SDL_CLOCK_GETTIME_ENABLED_BY_DEFAULT OFF)
+endif()
+
 # The hidraw support doesn't catch Xbox, PS4 and Nintendo controllers,
 #  so we'll just use libusb when it's available. libusb does not support iOS,
 #  so we default to yes on iOS.
@@ -445,7 +451,7 @@ dep_option(SDL_FUSIONSOUND_SHARED  "Dynamically load fusionsound audio support"
 set_option(SDL_LIBSAMPLERATE       "Use libsamplerate for audio rate conversion" ${UNIX_SYS})
 dep_option(SDL_LIBSAMPLERATE_SHARED "Dynamically load libsamplerate" ON "SDL_LIBSAMPLERATE" OFF)
 set_option(SDL_RPATH               "Use an rpath when linking SDL" ${UNIX_SYS})
-set_option(SDL_CLOCK_GETTIME       "Use clock_gettime() instead of gettimeofday()" ${UNIX_SYS})
+set_option(SDL_CLOCK_GETTIME       "Use clock_gettime() instead of gettimeofday()" ${SDL_CLOCK_GETTIME_ENABLED_BY_DEFAULT})
 set_option(SDL_X11                 "Use X11 video driver" ${UNIX_SYS})
 dep_option(SDL_X11_SHARED          "Dynamically load X11 support" ON "SDL_X11" OFF)
 set(SDL_X11_OPTIONS Xcursor Xdbe XInput Xfixes Xrandr Xscrnsaver XShape)
@@ -1210,6 +1216,9 @@ if(ANDROID)
   endif()
 
   CheckPTHREAD()
+  if(SDL_CLOCK_GETTIME)
+    set(HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME 1)
+  endif()
 
 elseif(EMSCRIPTEN)
   # Hide noisy warnings that intend to aid mostly during initial stages of porting a new
@@ -1277,7 +1286,7 @@ elseif(EMSCRIPTEN)
 
   CheckPTHREAD()
 
-elseif(UNIX AND NOT APPLE AND NOT ANDROID AND NOT RISCOS AND NOT HAIKU)
+elseif(UNIX AND NOT APPLE AND NOT RISCOS AND NOT HAIKU)
   if(SDL_AUDIO)
     if(SYSV5 OR SOLARIS OR HPUX)
         set(SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_SUNAUDIO 1)