diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6e216436c3..26d180cc54 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -749,6 +749,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(uname_S),OpenBSD)
 	NO_STRCASESTR = YesPlease
 	NO_MEMMEM = YesPlease
+	USE_ST_TIMESPEC = YesPlease
 	NEEDS_LIBICONV = YesPlease
 	BASIC_CFLAGS += -I/usr/local/include
 	BASIC_LDFLAGS += -L/usr/local/lib