diff --git a/lib/std/Target.zig b/lib/std/Target.zig
index 1b0c617598..3b982189a8 100644
--- a/lib/std/Target.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Target.zig
@@ -2180,7 +2180,6 @@ pub fn requiresLibC(target: *const Target) bool {
         .watchos,
         .visionos,
         .dragonfly,
-        .openbsd,
         .haiku,
         .serenity,
         => true,
@@ -2194,6 +2193,7 @@ pub fn requiresLibC(target: *const Target) bool {
         .windows,
         .freebsd,
         .netbsd,
+        .openbsd,
         .freestanding,
         .fuchsia,
         .managarm,
diff --git a/src/Compilation/Config.zig b/src/Compilation/Config.zig
index 7f96672537..3687db7b8e 100644
--- a/src/Compilation/Config.zig
+++ b/src/Compilation/Config.zig
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ pub fn resolve(options: Options) ResolveError!Config {
             // so we default to linking libc for now.
             .freebsd,
             .netbsd,
+            .openbsd,
             => break :b true,
             else => {},
         }
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ pub fn resolve(options: Options) ResolveError!Config {
         if (explicitly_exe_or_dyn_lib and link_libc and
             (target.requiresLibC() or
                 // For these libcs, Zig can only provide dynamic libc when cross-compiling.
-                ((target.isGnuLibC() or target.isFreeBSDLibC() or target.isNetBSDLibC()) and
+                ((target.isGnuLibC() or target.isFreeBSDLibC() or target.isNetBSDLibC() or target.isOpenBSDLibC()) and
                     !options.resolved_target.is_native_abi)))
         {
             if (options.link_mode == .static) return error.LibCRequiresDynamicLinking;
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ pub fn resolve(options: Options) ResolveError!Config {
             // When targeting systems where the kernel and libc are developed alongside each other,
             // dynamic linking is the better default; static libc may contain code that requires
             // the very latest kernel version.
-            if (target.isFreeBSDLibC() or target.isNetBSDLibC()) {
+            if (target.isFreeBSDLibC() or target.isNetBSDLibC() or target.isOpenBSDLibC()) {
                 break :b .dynamic;
             }
         }
diff --git a/test/src/StackTrace.zig b/test/src/StackTrace.zig
index ff0b145ff8..ae323c4497 100644
--- a/test/src/StackTrace.zig
+++ b/test/src/StackTrace.zig
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fn addCaseTarget(
         else => true,
     };
     const both_libc = switch (target.result.os.tag) {
-        .freebsd, .netbsd => false,
+        .freebsd, .netbsd, .openbsd => false,
         else => !target.result.requiresLibC(),
     };
 
diff --git a/test/tests.zig b/test/tests.zig
index 1531471e95..b2cd0334c2 100644
--- a/test/tests.zig
+++ b/test/tests.zig
@@ -2379,7 +2379,7 @@ pub fn addModuleTests(b: *std.Build, options: ModuleTestOptions) *Step {
         // These targets don't strictly require libc, but we don't yet have a
         // syscall layer for them, so the compiler links libc by default. They
         // therefore get the same treatment here.
-        if (test_target.link_libc == null and (target.os.tag == .freebsd or target.os.tag == .netbsd)) continue;
+        if (test_target.link_libc == null and (target.os.tag == .freebsd or target.os.tag == .netbsd or target.os.tag == .openbsd)) continue;
 
         if (!options.test_extra_targets and test_target.extra_target) continue;