diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/boot-ctags.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/boot-ctags.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e4bf4607da47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/openbsd/pkgs/boot-ctags.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  mkDerivation,
+  lib,
+  flex,
+  byacc,
+  compatHook,
+}:
+mkDerivation {
+  path = "usr.bin/ctags";
+
+  extraNativeBuildInputs = [
+    flex
+    byacc
+    compatHook
+  ];
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    for f in *.l; do flex $f; done
+    for f in *.y; do yacc -H ''${f%.y}.h $f; done
+    for f in *.c; do $CC -I$TMP/include -DMAKE_BOOTSTRAP -c $f; done
+    $CC *.o -o ctags
+  '';
+
+  meta.platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+}