diff --git a/cde/config/cf/OpenBSD.cf b/cde/config/cf/OpenBSD.cf
index 163c40b8e..ccde1f89e 100644
--- a/cde/config/cf/OpenBSD.cf
+++ b/cde/config/cf/OpenBSD.cf
@@ -1028,5 +1028,7 @@ install:: fonts.alias							@@\
 #define KornShell               /usr/local/bin/ksh93
 #endif
 
+#define SharedLibraryLoadFlags	-shared /usr/lib/crtbeginS.o /usr/lib/crtendS.o
+
 /* This must come last */
 #include <bsdLib.rules>