diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 30c9d18c7..2a286b79e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ add_definitions(-DBINARY_NAME="${BINARY_NAME}" -DPROJECT_NAME="${PROJECT_NAME}"
 set(FEATURES)
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES .*BSD)
 	set(LIBEDIT_LIBRARIES -ledit)
+	if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL OpenBSD)
+		list(APPEND LIBEDIT_LIBRARIES -ltermcap)
+	endif()
 else()
 	find_feature(USE_CLI_DEBUGGER "libedit")
 endif()