diff --git a/mysys/my_getexe.c b/mysys/my_getexe.c
index 4b4a2c81460..cb843ca7271 100644
--- a/mysys/my_getexe.c
+++ b/mysys/my_getexe.c
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 #include <libproc.h>
 #elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#elif defined(__NetBSD__)
+#include <sys/param.h>
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #endif
 
 /** Fill the buffer with the executable program name
@@ -51,6 +54,10 @@ int my_get_exepath(char *buf, size_t size, const char *argv0)
   if (sysctl(mib, 4, buf, &size, NULL, 0) == 0) {
     return 0;
   }
+#elif defined(__NetBSD__)
+  int mib[4] = {CTL_KERN, KERN_PROC_ARGS, -1, KERN_PROC_PATHNAME };
+  if (sysctl(mib, 4, buf, &size, NULL, 0) == 0)
+    return 0;
 #endif
 
   if (argv0)