diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a81b2a0..4ce2483 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
 	next/*) LDSHARED='$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -nostdlib -r';;
 	Linux*) LDSHARED="gcc -shared";;
 	dgux*) LDSHARED="ld -G";;
-	FreeBSD*|NetBSD*) LDSHARED="ld -Bshareable";;
+	FreeBSD*|NetBSD*|OpenBSD*) LDSHARED="ld -Bshareable";;
 	SCO_SV*) LDSHARED="cc -G -KPIC -Ki486 -belf -Wl,-Bexport";;
 	*)	LDSHARED="ld";;
 	esac
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
 		 else CCSHARED="+z";
 		 fi;;
 	Linux*) CCSHARED="-fpic";;
-	FreeBSD*|NetBSD*) CCSHARED="-fpic";;
+	FreeBSD*|NetBSD*|OpenBSD*) CCSHARED="-fpic";;
 	SCO_SV*) CCSHARED="-KPIC -dy -Bdynamic";;
 	IRIX*/6*)  case $CC in
 		   *gcc*) CCSHARED="-shared";;