diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3929e00a..657fa4d4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ project(Neko C)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(CheckCCompilerFlag)
 include(CheckIncludeFile)
+include(CheckSymbolExists)
 include(TestBigEndian)
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ endif()
 
 check_include_file(xlocale.h NEKO_XLOCALE_H)
 
+check_symbol_exists(getexecpath unistd.h HAVE_GETEXECPATH)
+
 option(NEKO_JIT_DISABLE "Disable Neko JIT." OFF)
 option(NEKO_JIT_DEBUG "Debug Neko JIT." OFF)
 
diff --git a/vm/main.c b/vm/main.c
index 2e209168..5fe755b2 100644
--- a/vm/main.c
+++ b/vm/main.c
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ static char *executable_path() {
         sysctl(mib, 4, path, &cb, NULL, 0);
         if (!cb) return NULL;
         return path;
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) && defined(HAVE_GETEXECPATH)
+	static char path[PATH_MAX];
+	if (getexecpath(path, sizeof(path)) == -1)
+		return NULL;
+	return path;
 #elif defined(NEKO_LINUX)
 	static char path[PATH_MAX];
 	int length = readlink("/proc/self/exe", path, sizeof(path));
diff --git a/vm/neko.h.in b/vm/neko.h.in
index 4c386094..438b40dc 100644
--- a/vm/neko.h.in
+++ b/vm/neko.h.in
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
 #	include <stdint.h>
 #endif
 
+#cmakedefine HAVE_GETEXECPATH
+
 #cmakedefine NEKO_XLOCALE_H
 
 #cmakedefine NEKO_BIG_ENDIAN