diff --git a/src/core/os.c b/src/core/os.c
index e183bf43..78b39e4d 100644
--- a/src/core/os.c
+++ b/src/core/os.c
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ JANET_CORE_FN(os_compiler,
               "* :gcc\n\n"
               "* :clang\n\n"
               "* :msvc\n\n"
+              "* :kencc\n\n"
               "* :unknown\n\n") {
     janet_fixarity(argc, 0);
     (void) argv;
@@ -258,6 +259,8 @@ JANET_CORE_FN(os_compiler,
     return janet_ckeywordv("clang");
 #elif defined(__GNUC__)
     return janet_ckeywordv("gcc");
+#elif defined(JANET_PLAN9)
+	return janet_ckeywordv("kencc");
 #else
     return janet_ckeywordv("unknown");
 #endif