diff --git a/src/evdev.c b/src/evdev.c
index cac971f4..ac633cac 100644
--- a/src/evdev.c
+++ b/src/evdev.c
@@ -2095,23 +2095,21 @@ static bool
 evdev_device_have_same_syspath(struct udev_device *udev_device, int fd)
 {
 	struct udev *udev = udev_device_get_udev(udev_device);
-	struct udev_device *udev_device_new = NULL;
+	_unref_(udev_device) *udev_device_new = NULL;
 	struct stat st;
-	bool rc = false;
 
 	if (fstat(fd, &st) < 0)
-		goto out;
+		return false;
 
 	udev_device_new = udev_device_new_from_devnum(udev, 'c', st.st_rdev);
+	/* In a jail/container where devfs doesn't expose the device, we
+	 * cannot verify the syspath.  Trust the fd provider (e.g. seatd).
+	 */
 	if (!udev_device_new)
-		goto out;
+		return true;
 
-	rc = streq(udev_device_get_syspath(udev_device_new),
-		   udev_device_get_syspath(udev_device));
-out:
-	if (udev_device_new)
-		udev_device_unref(udev_device_new);
-	return rc;
+	return streq(udev_device_get_syspath(udev_device_new),
+		     udev_device_get_syspath(udev_device));
 }
 
 static bool
diff --git a/src/path-seat.c b/src/path-seat.c
index d76bea0a..6c496d47 100644
--- a/src/path-seat.c
+++ b/src/path-seat.c
@@ -332,8 +332,20 @@ udev_device_from_devnode(struct libinput *libinput,
 	struct stat st;
 	size_t count = 0;
 
-	if (stat(devnode, &st) < 0)
+	if (stat(devnode, &st) < 0) {
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+		/*
+		 * If stat fails (e.g. device node not visible in a jail), fall
+		 * back to creating a udev device directly from the devnode
+		 * path. This works in FreeBSD because libudev-devd constructs
+		 * devices using the information exposed by the kernel through
+		 * the sysctl interface.
+		 */
+		return udev_device_new_from_syspath(udev, devnode);
+#else
 		return NULL;
+#endif
+	}
 
 	dev = udev_device_new_from_devnum(udev, 'c', st.st_rdev);