diff --git a/src/detection/cpu/cpu_obsd.c b/src/detection/cpu/cpu_obsd.c
index 33b754ddf..51d12a297 100644
--- a/src/detection/cpu/cpu_obsd.c
+++ b/src/detection/cpu/cpu_obsd.c
@@ -1,10 +1,53 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "common/sysctl.h"
+#include "util/stringUtils.h"
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/sensors.h>
 
-const char* ffDetectCPUImpl(const FFCPUOptions* options, FFCPUResult* cpu)
+static const char* detectCPUTemp(FFCPUResult* cpu)
+{
+    int mib[5] = {CTL_HW, HW_SENSORS, 0, SENSOR_TEMP, 0};
+
+    for (mib[2] = 0; mib[2] < 1024; mib[2]++)
+    {
+        struct sensordev sensordev;
+        size_t sdlen = sizeof(struct sensordev);
+        if (sysctl(mib, 3, &sensordev, &sdlen, NULL, 0) < 0)
+        {
+            if (errno == ENOENT)
+                break;
+            if (errno == ENXIO)
+                continue;
+            return "sysctl(sensordev) failed";
+        }
+
+        if (!ffStrStartsWith(sensordev.xname, "cpu"))
+            continue;
+
+        for (mib[4] = 0; mib[4] < sensordev.maxnumt[SENSOR_TEMP]; mib[4]++)
+        {
+            struct sensor sensor;
+            size_t slen = sizeof(struct sensor);
+            if (sysctl(mib, 5, &sensor, &slen, NULL, 0) < 0)
+            {
+                if (errno != ENOENT)
+                    return "sysctl(sensor) failed";
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (sensor.flags & SENSOR_FINVALID)
+                continue;
+
+            cpu->temperature = (double)(sensor.value - 273150000) / 1E6;
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return "No sensor for CPU temp found";
+}
+
+const char *ffDetectCPUImpl(const FFCPUOptions* options, FFCPUResult* cpu)
 {
     if (ffSysctlGetString(CTL_HW, HW_MODEL, &cpu->name))
         return "sysctl(hw.model) failed";
@@ -19,13 +62,7 @@ const char* ffDetectCPUImpl(const FFCPUOptions* options, FFCPUResult* cpu)
     if (cpuspeed > cpu->frequencyBase) cpu->frequencyBase = cpuspeed;
 
     cpu->temperature = FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET;
-    if (options->temp)
-    {
-        struct sensor sensors;
-        size_t size = sizeof(sensors);
-        if (sysctl((int[]) {CTL_HW, HW_SENSORS, 0, SENSOR_TEMP, 0}, 5, &sensors, &size, NULL, 0) == 0)
-            cpu->temperature = (double) (sensors.value - 273150000) / 1E6;
-    }
+    if (options->temp) detectCPUTemp(cpu);
 
     return NULL;
 }