Index: barman/fs.py
--- barman/fs.py.orig
+++ barman/fs.py
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ class UnixLocalCommand(object):
         if self.is_osx():
             print("is osx")
             args = ["-f", "%Lp", path]
+        if sys.platform.startswith("openbsd"):
+            print("is openbsd")
+            args = ["-f", "%Lp", path]
         cmd_ret = self.cmd("stat", args=args)
         if cmd_ret != 0:
             raise FsOperationFailed(
