diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 83f9728524..23f35193ee 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2276,6 +2276,7 @@ config_host_data.set('CONFIG_ATTR', libattr.found())
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_BDRV_WHITELIST_TOOLS', get_option('block_drv_whitelist_in_tools'))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_BRLAPI', brlapi.found())
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_BSD', host_os in bsd_oses)
+config_host_data.set('CONFIG_FREEBSD', host_os == 'freebsd')
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_CAPSTONE', capstone.found())
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_COCOA', cocoa.found())
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_DARWIN', host_os == 'darwin')
diff --git a/qga/commands-posix.c b/qga/commands-posix.c
index a353f64ae6..f4104f2760 100644
--- a/qga/commands-posix.c
+++ b/qga/commands-posix.c
@@ -877,14 +877,6 @@ void qmp_guest_set_user_password(const char *username,
         return;
     }
 }
-#else /* __linux__ || __FreeBSD__ */
-void qmp_guest_set_user_password(const char *username,
-                                 const char *password,
-                                 bool crypted,
-                                 Error **errp)
-{
-    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
-}
 #endif /* __linux__ || __FreeBSD__ */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GETIFADDRS
diff --git a/qga/qapi-schema.json b/qga/qapi-schema.json
index 0662a68c43..c763163fcd 100644
--- a/qga/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qga/qapi-schema.json
@@ -1109,7 +1109,8 @@
 # Since: 2.3
 ##
 { 'command': 'guest-set-user-password',
-  'data': { 'username': 'str', 'password': 'str', 'crypted': 'bool' } }
+  'data': { 'username': 'str', 'password': 'str', 'crypted': 'bool' },
+  'if': { 'any': [ 'CONFIG_WIN32', 'CONFIG_LINUX', 'CONFIG_FREEBSD'] } }
 
 ##
 # @GuestMemoryBlock: