diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5a5f6605e..4bbd5ad2e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ ifeq ($(OSTYPE),Linux)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(OSTYPE),FreeBSD)
+	CC=gcc
+	CXX=g++
 	include make-freebsd.mk
 endif
 ifeq ($(OSTYPE),OpenBSD)
+	CC=egcc
+	CXX=eg++
 	include make-freebsd.mk
 endif
diff --git a/make-freebsd.mk b/make-freebsd.mk
index 23ad278bc..a90dfc77d 100644
--- a/make-freebsd.mk
+++ b/make-freebsd.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-CC=cc
-CXX=c++
 INCLUDES=
 DEFS=
 LIBS=
diff --git a/osdep/BSDEthernetTap.cpp b/osdep/BSDEthernetTap.cpp
index e8d36c9c5..463206f67 100644
--- a/osdep/BSDEthernetTap.cpp
+++ b/osdep/BSDEthernetTap.cpp
@@ -85,8 +85,14 @@ BSDEthernetTap::BSDEthernetTap(
 	char devpath[64],ethaddr[64],mtustr[32],metstr[32],tmpdevname[32];
 	struct stat stattmp;
 
-	// On FreeBSD at least we can rename, so use nwid to generate a deterministic unique zt#### name using base32
-	// As a result we don't use desiredDevice
+	Mutex::Lock _gl(globalTapCreateLock);
+
+	if (mtu > 2800)
+		throw std::runtime_error("max tap MTU is 2800");
+
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+	/* FreeBSD allows long interface names and interface renaming */
+
 	_dev = "zt";
 	_dev.push_back(ZT_BASE32_CHARS[(unsigned long)((nwid >> 60) & 0x1f)]);
 	_dev.push_back(ZT_BASE32_CHARS[(unsigned long)((nwid >> 55) & 0x1f)]);
@@ -102,13 +108,6 @@ BSDEthernetTap::BSDEthernetTap(
 	_dev.push_back(ZT_BASE32_CHARS[(unsigned long)((nwid >> 5) & 0x1f)]);
 	_dev.push_back(ZT_BASE32_CHARS[(unsigned long)(nwid & 0x1f)]);
 
-	Mutex::Lock _gl(globalTapCreateLock);
-
-	if (mtu > 2800)
-		throw std::runtime_error("max tap MTU is 2800");
-
-	// On BSD we create taps and they can have high numbers, so use ones starting
-	// at 9993 to not conflict with other stuff. Then we rename it to zt<base32 of nwid>
 	std::vector<std::string> devFiles(OSUtils::listDirectory("/dev"));
 	for(int i=9993;i<(9993+128);++i) {
 		Utils::snprintf(tmpdevname,sizeof(tmpdevname),"tap%d",i);
@@ -144,6 +143,19 @@ BSDEthernetTap::BSDEthernetTap(
 			}
 		}
 	}
+#else
+	/* Other BSDs like OpenBSD only have a limited number of tap devices that cannot be renamed */
+
+	for(int i=0;i<64;++i) {
+		Utils::snprintf(tmpdevname,sizeof(tmpdevname),"tap%d",i);
+		Utils::snprintf(devpath,sizeof(devpath),"/dev/%s",tmpdevname);
+		_fd = ::open(devpath,O_RDWR);
+		if (_fd > 0) {
+			_dev = tmpdevname;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+#endif
 
 	if (_fd <= 0)
 		throw std::runtime_error("unable to open TAP device or no more devices available");
@@ -325,6 +337,7 @@ void BSDEthernetTap::scanMulticastGroups(std::vector<MulticastGroup> &added,std:
 {
 	std::vector<MulticastGroup> newGroups;
 
+#ifndef __OpenBSD__
 	struct ifmaddrs *ifmap = (struct ifmaddrs *)0;
 	if (!getifmaddrs(&ifmap)) {
 		struct ifmaddrs *p = ifmap;
@@ -339,6 +352,7 @@ void BSDEthernetTap::scanMulticastGroups(std::vector<MulticastGroup> &added,std:
 		}
 		freeifmaddrs(ifmap);
 	}
+#endif // __OpenBSD__
 
 	std::vector<InetAddress> allIps(ips());
 	for(std::vector<InetAddress>::iterator ip(allIps.begin());ip!=allIps.end();++ip)
diff --git a/service/OneService.cpp b/service/OneService.cpp
index d9134a349..93f5b5f07 100644
--- a/service/OneService.cpp
+++ b/service/OneService.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ namespace ZeroTier { typedef WindowsEthernetTap EthernetTap; }
 #include "../osdep/BSDEthernetTap.hpp"
 namespace ZeroTier { typedef BSDEthernetTap EthernetTap; }
 #endif // __FreeBSD__
+#ifdef __OpenBSD__
+#include "../osdep/BSDEthernetTap.hpp"
+namespace ZeroTier { typedef BSDEthernetTap EthernetTap; }
+#endif // __OpenBSD__
 
 #endif // ZT_SERVICE_NETCON