diff --git a/src/unix/internal.h b/src/unix/internal.h
index c0898d98..3df5c4c3 100644
--- a/src/unix/internal.h
+++ b/src/unix/internal.h
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ struct uv__stream_queued_fds_s {
     defined(__FreeBSD__) || \
     defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__) || \
     defined(__linux__) || \
-    defined(__OpenBSD__)
+    defined(__OpenBSD__) || \
+    defined(__NetBSD__)
 #define uv__cloexec uv__cloexec_ioctl
 #define uv__nonblock uv__nonblock_ioctl
 #else