diff --git a/kcontrol/displayconfig/displayconfig.cpp b/kcontrol/displayconfig/displayconfig.cpp
index d326740b7..835b2598b 100644
--- a/kcontrol/displayconfig/displayconfig.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/displayconfig/displayconfig.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
 #include "displayconfig.h"
 
 using namespace std;
+#ifdef __OpenBSD__
+#define abs __gnu_cxx::abs
+#endif
 
 /**** DLL Interface ****/
 typedef KGenericFactory<KDisplayConfig, TQWidget> KDisplayCFactory;