diff --git a/os/connection.c b/os/connection.c
index 4153930a..3c6d619c 100644
--- a/os/connection.c
+++ b/os/connection.c
@@ -692,9 +692,11 @@ EstablishNewConnections(ClientPtr clientUnused, void *closure)
     if ((trans_conn = lookup_trans_conn(curconn)) == NULL)
         return TRUE;
 
+#ifdef __OpenBSD__
     if ((getdtablecount() + FdReserve) >= getdtablesize())
         Backoff = TRUE;
     else
+#endif
         Backoff = FALSE;
 
     if ((new_trans_conn = _XSERVTransAccept(trans_conn, &status)) == NULL)