diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/su/sudo/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/su/sudo/package.nix
index a4b35cf890f1..31ddf4d3af1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/su/sudo/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/su/sudo/package.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ groff ];
-  buildInputs = [ pam ];
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isOpenBSD) [ pam ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       zlib
     ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ rhendric ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.freebsd;
+    platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.freebsd ++ platforms.openbsd;
     mainProgram = "sudo";
   };
 })