diff --git a/cmake/FindGettext.cmake b/cmake/FindGettext.cmake
index c5c1cf541..3db79cf7e 100644
--- a/cmake/FindGettext.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindGettext.cmake
@@ -42,7 +42,14 @@ SET(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${LIBINTL_INCLUDE})
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES(libintl.h HAVE_LIBINTL_H)
 
 IF(HAVE_LIBINTL_H)
-  CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS(dgettext LIBC_HAS_DGETTEXT)
+
+  IF(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
+    SET(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "iconv")
+    CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS(${LIBINTL_LIBRARY} "libintl_dgettext" "" LIBINTL_HAS_DGETTEXT)
+  ELSEIF(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
+    CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS(${LIBINTL_LIBRARY} "dgettext" "" LIBINTL_HAS_DGETTEXT)
+  ENDIF(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
+
   IF(LIBC_HAS_DGETTEXT)
     SET(GETTEXT_FOUND TRUE)
   ELSE(LIBC_HAS_DGETTEXT)
diff --git a/weechat/cmake/FindGettext.cmake b/weechat/cmake/FindGettext.cmake
index c5c1cf541..3db79cf7e 100644
--- a/weechat/cmake/FindGettext.cmake
+++ b/weechat/cmake/FindGettext.cmake
@@ -42,7 +42,14 @@ SET(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${LIBINTL_INCLUDE})
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES(libintl.h HAVE_LIBINTL_H)
 
 IF(HAVE_LIBINTL_H)
-  CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS(dgettext LIBC_HAS_DGETTEXT)
+
+  IF(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
+    SET(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "iconv")
+    CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS(${LIBINTL_LIBRARY} "libintl_dgettext" "" LIBINTL_HAS_DGETTEXT)
+  ELSEIF(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
+    CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS(${LIBINTL_LIBRARY} "dgettext" "" LIBINTL_HAS_DGETTEXT)
+  ENDIF(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
+
   IF(LIBC_HAS_DGETTEXT)
     SET(GETTEXT_FOUND TRUE)
   ELSE(LIBC_HAS_DGETTEXT)