diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6d5a290..b246808 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ case $host_os in
 		;;
 	*netbsd*)
 		HOST_OS=netbsd
+		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_OPENBSD_SOURCE"
 		;;
 	*openbsd*)
 		HOST_ABI=elf