diff --git a/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/Program/Strip.hs b/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/Program/Strip.hs
index bb43e5ed47d..6e753cdf8a5 100644
--- a/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/Program/Strip.hs
+++ b/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/Program/Strip.hs
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ stripLib verbosity (Platform arch os) progdb path = do
     IOS -> return ()
     AIX -> return ()
     Solaris -> return ()
+    OpenBSD -> -- '--strip-unneeded' sometimes strips too much on OpenBSD.
+           return ()
     Windows ->
       -- Stripping triggers a bug in 'strip.exe' for
       -- libraries with lots identically named modules. See