diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/main.go b/src/cmd/dist/main.go
index 37fc522356..37de1acc31 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/main.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/main.go
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ func main() {
 			if strings.Contains(run("", CheckExit, "uname", "-v"), "RELEASE_ARM64_") {
 				gohostarch = "arm64"
 			}
+		case gohostos == "openbsd":
+			if strings.Contains(run("", CheckExit, "uname", "-p"), "mips64") {
+				gohostarch = "mips64"
+			}
 		default:
 			fatalf("unknown architecture: %s", out)
 		}