Index: support/shobj-conf
--- support/shobj-conf.orig
+++ support/shobj-conf
@@ -174,7 +174,16 @@ darwin*)
 	SHLIB_LIBS='-lncurses'	# see if -lcurses works on MacOS X 10.1 
 	;;
 
-openbsd*|netbsd*|mirbsd*)
+openbsd*)
+	SHOBJ_CFLAGS=-fPIC
+	SHOBJ_LD='${CC}'
+	SHOBJ_LDFLAGS='-shared'
+
+	SHLIB_XLDFLAGS='-R$(libdir)'
+	SHLIB_LIBVERSION='$(SHLIB_LIBSUFF).$(RL_SHLIB_V)'
+	;;
+
+netbsd*|mirbsd*)
 	SHOBJ_CFLAGS=-fPIC
 	SHOBJ_LD='${CC}'
 	SHOBJ_LDFLAGS='-shared'