diff --git a/src/cdrom/openbsd/SDL_syscdrom.c b/src/cdrom/openbsd/SDL_syscdrom.c
index 8e2e227dc..5343d0334 100644
--- a/src/cdrom/openbsd/SDL_syscdrom.c
+++ b/src/cdrom/openbsd/SDL_syscdrom.c
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ static int SDL_SYS_CDStop(SDL_CD *cdrom)
 /* Eject the CD-ROM */
 static int SDL_SYS_CDEject(SDL_CD *cdrom)
 {
+	SDL_SYS_CDioctl(cdrom->id, CDIOCALLOW, 0);
 	return(SDL_SYS_CDioctl(cdrom->id, CDIOCEJECT, 0));
 }