diff --git a/local/recipes/kde/sddm/recipe.toml b/local/recipes/kde/sddm/recipe.toml
index c892c1693f..5bb387d791 100644
--- a/local/recipes/kde/sddm/recipe.toml
+++ b/local/recipes/kde/sddm/recipe.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/sddm/sddm.git"
 rev = "63780fcd79f1dbf81a30eef48c28c699ab15aded"
-patches = []
+patches = [
+    # Redox has no Linux/FreeBSD VT subsystem (VT_ACTIVATE/VT_WAITACTIVE/KDSETMODE
+    # etc.); stub SDDM::VirtualTerminal to no-ops (greeter runs on the compositor).
+    "redox-virtualterminal-stub.patch",
+]
 
 [build]
 template = "custom"
diff --git a/local/recipes/kde/sddm/redox-virtualterminal-stub.patch b/local/recipes/kde/sddm/redox-virtualterminal-stub.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b7b0761f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local/recipes/kde/sddm/redox-virtualterminal-stub.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+--- a/src/common/VirtualTerminal.cpp
++++ b/src/common/VirtualTerminal.cpp
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
+ #include <signal.h>
+ #ifdef __FreeBSD__
+ #include <sys/consio.h>
+-#else
++#elif !defined(__redox__)
+ #include <linux/vt.h>
+ #include <linux/kd.h>
+ #endif
+@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@
+ 
+ namespace SDDM {
+     namespace VirtualTerminal {
++#if defined(__redox__)
++        // Redox has no Linux/FreeBSD VT subsystem; the greeter runs directly on
++        // the compositor/framebuffer, so VT enumeration/switching is a no-op.
++        QString path(int vt) { return QStringLiteral("/dev/tty%1").arg(vt); }
++        int currentVt() { return 1; }
++        int setUpNewVt() { return 1; }
++        void jumpToVt(int, bool) { }
++#else
+ #ifdef __FreeBSD__
+         static const char *defaultVtPath = "/dev/ttyv0";
+ 
+@@ -254,5 +262,6 @@
+             if (vtFd != -1)
+                 close(vtFd);
+         }
++#endif // !__redox__
+     }
+ }