diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 22d97bde..0753a770 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ information on what to include when reporting a bug.
  - [X11] Bugfix: `glfwWaitEvents*` did not continue for joystick events
  - [X11] Bugfix: `glfwPostEmptyEvent` could be ignored due to race condition
    (#379,#1281,#1285,#2033)
+ - [X11] Bugfix: Dynamic loading on NetBSD failed due to soname differences
  - [Wayland] Added support for key names via xkbcommon
  - [Wayland] Bugfix: Key repeat could lead to a race condition (#1710)
  - [Wayland] Bugfix: Activating a window would emit two input focus events
diff --git a/src/egl_context.c b/src/egl_context.c
index de91abbb..58d9557b 100644
--- a/src/egl_context.c
+++ b/src/egl_context.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ GLFWbool _glfwInitEGL(void)
         "libEGL.dylib",
 #elif defined(__CYGWIN__)
         "libEGL-1.so",
-#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
         "libEGL.so",
 #else
         "libEGL.so.1",
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ GLFWbool _glfwCreateContextEGL(_GLFWwindow* window,
             "libGLES_CM.dll",
 #elif defined(_GLFW_COCOA)
             "libGLESv1_CM.dylib",
-#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
             "libGLESv1_CM.so",
 #else
             "libGLESv1_CM.so.1",
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ GLFWbool _glfwCreateContextEGL(_GLFWwindow* window,
             "libGLESv2.dylib",
 #elif defined(__CYGWIN__)
             "libGLESv2-2.so",
-#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
             "libGLESv2.so",
 #else
             "libGLESv2.so.2",
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ GLFWbool _glfwCreateContextEGL(_GLFWwindow* window,
             _GLFW_OPENGL_LIBRARY,
 #elif defined(_GLFW_WIN32)
 #elif defined(_GLFW_COCOA)
-#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
             "libGL.so",
 #else
             "libGL.so.1",
diff --git a/src/glx_context.c b/src/glx_context.c
index 06bc080e..1b1b3f90 100644
--- a/src/glx_context.c
+++ b/src/glx_context.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ GLFWbool _glfwInitGLX(void)
         _GLFW_GLX_LIBRARY,
 #elif defined(__CYGWIN__)
         "libGL-1.so",
-#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
         "libGL.so",
 #else
         "libGL.so.1",
diff --git a/src/osmesa_context.c b/src/osmesa_context.c
index c73ff709..4072728b 100644
--- a/src/osmesa_context.c
+++ b/src/osmesa_context.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ GLFWbool _glfwInitOSMesa(void)
         "libOSMesa.8.dylib",
 #elif defined(__CYGWIN__)
         "libOSMesa-8.so",
-#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
         "libOSMesa.so",
 #else
         "libOSMesa.so.8",
diff --git a/src/vulkan.c b/src/vulkan.c
index dea7e1d6..1b96579c 100644
--- a/src/vulkan.c
+++ b/src/vulkan.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ GLFWbool _glfwInitVulkan(int mode)
     _glfw.vk.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libvulkan.1.dylib");
     if (!_glfw.vk.handle)
         _glfw.vk.handle = _glfwLoadLocalVulkanLoaderNS();
-#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
     _glfw.vk.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libvulkan.so");
 #else
     _glfw.vk.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libvulkan.so.1");
diff --git a/src/x11_init.c b/src/x11_init.c
index 5e6071f5..4fd9587e 100644
--- a/src/x11_init.c
+++ b/src/x11_init.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ static void detectEWMH(void)
 //
 static GLFWbool initExtensions(void)
 {
-#if defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#if defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
     _glfw.x11.vidmode.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libXxf86vm.so");
 #else
     _glfw.x11.vidmode.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libXxf86vm.so.1");
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ static GLFWbool initExtensions(void)
 
 #if defined(__CYGWIN__)
     _glfw.x11.xi.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libXi-6.so");
-#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
     _glfw.x11.xi.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libXi.so");
 #else
     _glfw.x11.xi.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libXi.so.6");
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ static GLFWbool initExtensions(void)
 
 #if defined(__CYGWIN__)
     _glfw.x11.randr.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libXrandr-2.so");
-#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
     _glfw.x11.randr.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libXrandr.so");
 #else
     _glfw.x11.randr.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libXrandr.so.2");
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ static GLFWbool initExtensions(void)
 
 #if defined(__CYGWIN__)
     _glfw.x11.xcursor.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libXcursor-1.so");
-#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
     _glfw.x11.xcursor.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libXcursor.so");
 #else
     _glfw.x11.xcursor.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libXcursor.so.1");
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ static GLFWbool initExtensions(void)
 
 #if defined(__CYGWIN__)
     _glfw.x11.xinerama.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libXinerama-1.so");
-#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
     _glfw.x11.xinerama.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libXinerama.so");
 #else
     _glfw.x11.xinerama.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libXinerama.so.1");
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ static GLFWbool initExtensions(void)
 
 #if defined(__CYGWIN__)
     _glfw.x11.x11xcb.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libX11-xcb-1.so");
-#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
     _glfw.x11.x11xcb.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libX11-xcb.so");
 #else
     _glfw.x11.x11xcb.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libX11-xcb.so.1");
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ static GLFWbool initExtensions(void)
 
 #if defined(__CYGWIN__)
     _glfw.x11.xrender.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libXrender-1.so");
-#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
     _glfw.x11.xrender.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libXrender.so");
 #else
     _glfw.x11.xrender.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libXrender.so.1");