diff --git a/util/oslib-posix.c b/util/oslib-posix.c
index 36bf8593f8c1..d92367462480 100644
--- a/util/oslib-posix.c
+++ b/util/oslib-posix.c
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ int qemu_get_thread_id(void)
     return (int)tid;
 #elif defined(__NetBSD__)
     return _lwp_self();
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+    return getthrid();
 #else
     return getpid();
 #endif