diff --git a/openbsd-compat/bsd-misc.c b/openbsd-compat/bsd-misc.c
index 3c85a12a6..aa1c7d7a3 100644
--- a/openbsd-compat/bsd-misc.c
+++ b/openbsd-compat/bsd-misc.c
@@ -174,8 +174,10 @@ fchownat(int fd, const char *path, uid_t owner, gid_t group, int flag)
 # ifndef HAVE_FCHOWN
 	return chown(pathname, owner, group);
 # else
+#  ifdef O_NOFOLLOW
 	if (flag & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
 		oflags |= O_NOFOLLOW;
+#  endif /* O_NOFOLLOW */
 	if ((fd = open(path, oflags)) == -1)
 		return -1;
 	ret = fchown(fd, owner, group);
@@ -203,8 +205,10 @@ fchmodat(int fd, const char *path, mode_t mode, int flag)
 # ifndef HAVE_FCHMOD
 	return chown(pathname, owner, group);
 # else
+#  ifdef O_NOFOLLOW
 	if (flag & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
 		oflags |= O_NOFOLLOW;
+#  endif /* O_NOFOLLOW */
 	if ((fd = open(path, oflags)) == -1)
 		return -1;
 	ret = fchmod(fd, mode);