diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
index d6896155c920..4b41dc5bdcd2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ in
 
   x86_64-freebsd = mapTestOnCross systems.examples.x86_64-freebsd common;
   x86_64-netbsd = mapTestOnCross systems.examples.x86_64-netbsd common;
+  x86_64-openbsd = mapTestOnCross systems.examples.x86_64-openbsd common;
 
   # we test `embedded` instead of `linuxCommon` because very few packages
   # successfully cross-compile to Redox so far