diff --git a/tdm/backend/getfd.c b/tdm/backend/getfd.c
index 6bf8c8783..307b2501c 100644
--- a/tdm/backend/getfd.c
+++ b/tdm/backend/getfd.c
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ is_a_console(int fd) {
 	char arg;
 
 	arg = 0;
+#ifdef __OpenBSD__
+	return arg;
+#else
 	return (ioctl(fd, KDGKBTYPE, &arg) == 0
 		&& ((arg == KB_101) || (arg == KB_84)));
+#endif
 }
 
 static int