diff --git a/mesonbuild/scripts/symbolextractor.py b/mesonbuild/scripts/symbolextractor.py
index 66161e27e..41cca266d 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/scripts/symbolextractor.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/scripts/symbolextractor.py
@@ -142,6 +142,23 @@ def osx_syms(libfilename: str, outfilename: str):
     result += [' '.join(x.split()[0:2]) for x in output.split('\n')]
     write_if_changed('\n'.join(result) + '\n', outfilename)
 
+def openbsd_syms(libfilename: str, outfilename: str):
+    # Get the name of the library
+    output = call_tool('readelf', ['-d', libfilename])
+    if not output:
+        dummy_syms(outfilename)
+        return
+    result = [x for x in output.split('\n') if 'SONAME' in x]
+    assert(len(result) <= 1)
+    # Get a list of all symbols exported
+    output = call_tool('nm', ['-D', '-P', '-g', libfilename])
+    if not output:
+        dummy_syms(outfilename)
+        return
+    # U = undefined (cope with the lack of --defined-only option)
+    result += [' '.join(x.split()[0:2]) for x in output.split('\n') if x and not x.endswith('U ')]
+    write_if_changed('\n'.join(result) + '\n', outfilename)
+
 def cygwin_syms(impfilename: str, outfilename: str):
     # Get the name of the library
     output = call_tool('dlltool', ['-I', impfilename])
@@ -237,6 +254,8 @@ def gen_symbols(libfilename: str, impfilename: str, outfilename: str, cross_host
         gnu_syms(libfilename, outfilename)
     elif mesonlib.is_osx():
         osx_syms(libfilename, outfilename)
+    elif mesonlib.is_openbsd():
+        openbsd_syms(libfilename, outfilename)
     elif mesonlib.is_windows():
         if os.path.isfile(impfilename):
             windows_syms(impfilename, outfilename)