diff --git a/sysx/xattr_openbsd.go b/sysx/xattr_openbsd.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72361997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysx/xattr_openbsd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package sysx
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+)
+
+var unsupported = errors.New("extended attributes unsupported on OpenBSD")
diff --git a/sysx/xattr_unsupported.go b/sysx/xattr_unsupported.go
index a8dd9f24..c8389bc1 100644
--- a/sysx/xattr_unsupported.go
+++ b/sysx/xattr_unsupported.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build freebsd solaris
+// +build freebsd openbsd solaris
 
 package sysx