Index: helix-loader/src/lib.rs
--- helix-loader/src/lib.rs.orig
+++ helix-loader/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,11 +56,15 @@ fn prioritize_runtime_dirs() -> Vec<PathBuf> {
 
     // fallback to location of the executable being run
     // canonicalize the path in case the executable is symlinked
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "openbsd"))]
     let exe_rt_dir = std::env::current_exe()
         .ok()
         .and_then(|path| std::fs::canonicalize(path).ok())
         .and_then(|path| path.parent().map(|path| path.to_path_buf().join(RT_DIR)))
         .unwrap();
+    #[cfg(target_os = "openbsd")]
+    let exe_rt_dir = std::path::PathBuf::from("%%DATADIR%%").join(RT_DIR);
+
     rt_dirs.push(exe_rt_dir);
     rt_dirs
 }