diff --git a/src/nightwatch.zig b/src/nightwatch.zig
index f3f22f8..9b19dcd 100644
--- a/src/nightwatch.zig
+++ b/src/nightwatch.zig
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ fn recurse_watch(backend: *Backend, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, dir_path: []co
 const Backend = switch (builtin.os.tag) {
     .linux => INotifyBackend,
     .macos => if (build_options.macos_fsevents) FSEventsBackend else KQueueBackend,
-    .freebsd => KQueueBackend,
+    .freebsd, .openbsd, .netbsd, .dragonfly => KQueueBackend,
     .windows => WindowsBackend,
     else => @compileError("file_watcher: unsupported OS"),
 };