diff --git a/code/client/snd_openal.c b/code/client/snd_openal.c
index aa96c4ab..8376ecfa 100644
--- a/code/client/snd_openal.c
+++ b/code/client/snd_openal.c
@@ -2125,6 +2125,8 @@ static cvar_t *s_alCapture;
 #define ALDRIVER_DEFAULT "OpenAL32.dll"
 #elif defined(MACOS_X)
 #define ALDRIVER_DEFAULT "/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenAL.framework/OpenAL"
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#define ALDRIVER_DEFAULT "libopenal.so"
 #else
 #define ALDRIVER_DEFAULT "libopenal.so.1"
 #endif