diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3b59244d..f444f8be 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 package main
 
-import "github.com/junegunn/fzf/src"
+import (
+	"github.com/junegunn/fzf/src"
+	"github.com/junegunn/fzf/src/protector"
+)
 
 var revision string
 
 func main() {
+	protector.Protect()
 	fzf.Run(fzf.ParseOptions(), revision)
 }
diff --git a/src/protector/protector.go b/src/protector/protector.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2739c016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/protector/protector.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// +build !openbsd
+
+package protector
+
+// Protect calls OS specific protections like pledge on OpenBSD
+func Protect() {
+	return
+}
diff --git a/src/protector/protector_openbsd.go b/src/protector/protector_openbsd.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84a5ded1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/protector/protector_openbsd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// +build openbsd
+
+package protector
+
+import "golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+
+// Protect calls OS specific protections like pledge on OpenBSD
+func Protect() {
+	unix.PledgePromises("stdio rpath tty proc exec")
+}