diff --git a/test/standalone/self_exe_symlink/build.zig b/test/standalone/self_exe_symlink/build.zig
index 137848b9535fe4f361733f6dba443b58a5a7bf05..061dd69f34623dc05f531b97905c60bb8498ae0e 100644
--- a/test/standalone/self_exe_symlink/build.zig
+++ b/test/standalone/self_exe_symlink/build.zig
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     const optimize: std.builtin.OptimizeMode = .Debug;
     const target = b.graph.host;
 
+    if (target.result.os.tag == .openbsd) return; // realpath not supported
+
     const main = b.addExecutable(.{
         .name = "main",
         .root_module = b.createModule(.{