diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/dmesg.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/dmesg.nix
index d4f9430c8b31..7ba6460d6bcd 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/dmesg.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/dmesg.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-{ mkDerivation, libkvm }:
+{ mkDerivation }:
 mkDerivation {
   path = "sbin/dmesg";
 
-  buildInputs = [ libkvm ];
-
   postPatch = ''
     sed -i /DPADD/d $BSDSRCDIR/sbin/dmesg/Makefile
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/libc.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/libc.nix
index 7bb0516729d0..b0362f434693 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/libc.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/libc.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   librpcsvc,
   libutil,
   libexecinfo,
+  libkvm,
   rtld,
   version,
 }:
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ symlinkJoin rec {
           librpcsvc
           libutil
           libexecinfo
+          libkvm
         ]
         ++ (lib.optional (!stdenvNoLibc.hostPlatform.isStatic) rtld)
       );
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/libkvm.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/libkvm.nix
index 3fe8a1b2fdd2..6fa352705b13 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/libkvm.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/libkvm.nix
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
 }:
 mkDerivation {
   path = "lib/libkvm";
+
+  libcMinimal = true;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/pkill.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/pkill.nix
index b217de6a7b00..f54baf19c2c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/pkill.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/pkill.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 {
   mkDerivation,
-  libkvm,
 }:
 mkDerivation {
   path = "usr.bin/pkill";
 
-  buildInputs = [
-    libkvm
-  ];
-
   postPatch = ''
     sed -i /DPADD/d $BSDSRCDIR/usr.bin/pkill/Makefile
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/ps.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/ps.nix
index 402d86b723eb..c6afa3fe9f17 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/ps.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/ps.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-{ mkDerivation, libkvm }:
+{ mkDerivation }:
 mkDerivation {
   path = "bin/ps";
 
-  buildInputs = [ libkvm ];
   postPatch = ''
     sed -i /DPADD/d $BSDSRCDIR/bin/ps/Makefile
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/vmstat.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/vmstat.nix
index bc654ad650e6..6b8d54cd851d 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/vmstat.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/vmstat.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-{ mkDerivation, libkvm }:
+{ mkDerivation }:
 mkDerivation {
   path = "usr.bin/vmstat";
 
-  buildInputs = [ libkvm ];
   postPatch = ''
     sed -i /DPADD/d $BSDSRCDIR/usr.bin/vmstat/Makefile
   '';