diff --git a/include/urcu/syscall-compat.h b/include/urcu/syscall-compat.h
index d49b9886..51f3bd66 100644
--- a/include/urcu/syscall-compat.h
+++ b/include/urcu/syscall-compat.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #elif defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(__APPLE__) || \
 	defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__) || \
-	defined(__OpenBSD__)
+	defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
 /* Don't include anything on these platforms. */
 
 #else
diff --git a/tests/common/thread-id.h b/tests/common/thread-id.h
index 575acaf9..2ee0fd4f 100644
--- a/tests/common/thread-id.h
+++ b/tests/common/thread-id.h
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ unsigned long urcu_get_thread_id(void)
 {
 	return (unsigned long) getthrid();
 }
+#elif defined(__NetBSD__)
+#include <lwp.h>
+
+static inline
+unsigned long urcu_get_thread_id(void)
+{
+	return (unsigned long) _lwp_self();
+}
 #else
 # warning "use pid as thread ID"
 static inline