diff --git a/.github/workflows/cpactions.yml b/.github/workflows/cpactions.yml
index b4ebb38d9..4a11b8168 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cpactions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cpactions.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ jobs:
           cmake -S . -B build -GNinja  \
             -Wdeprecated -Wdev -Werror \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-            -DSDL_HIDAPI_LIBUSB=OFF \
             -DSDL_CHECK_REQUIRED_INCLUDES="/usr/local/include" \
             -DSDL_CHECK_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS="-L/usr/local/lib"
           cmake --build build/ --config Release --verbose -- -j`sysctl -n hw.ncpu`
diff --git a/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake b/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
index f4723b312..6a0be91b2 100644
--- a/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
+++ b/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ macro(CheckHIDAPI)
     if(SDL_HIDAPI_LIBUSB)
       set(HAVE_LIBUSB FALSE)
 
-      set(LibUSB_PKG_CONFIG_SPEC libusb-1.0)
+      set(LibUSB_PKG_CONFIG_SPEC libusb-1.0>=1.0.16)
       pkg_check_modules(PC_LIBUSB IMPORTED_TARGET ${LibUSB_PKG_CONFIG_SPEC})
       if(PC_LIBUSB_FOUND)
         cmake_push_check_state()