diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs b/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
index 053e015f4..c831bb08f 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ fn test_cp_arg_interactive() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-#[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "freebsd")))]
+#[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "openbsd")))]
 fn test_cp_arg_interactive_update_overwrite_newer() {
     // -u -i won't show the prompt to validate the override or not
     // Therefore, the error code will be 0
@@ -1285,6 +1285,7 @@ fn test_cp_parents_dest_not_directory() {
 }
 
 #[test]
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "openbsd"))]
 fn test_cp_parents_with_permissions_copy_file() {
     let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
 
@@ -1325,6 +1326,7 @@ fn test_cp_parents_with_permissions_copy_file() {
 }
 
 #[test]
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "openbsd"))]
 fn test_cp_parents_with_permissions_copy_dir() {
     let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
 
@@ -1382,6 +1384,7 @@ fn test_cp_issue_1665() {
 }
 
 #[test]
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "openbsd"))]
 fn test_cp_preserve_no_args() {
     let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
     let src_file = "a";
@@ -1409,6 +1412,7 @@ fn test_cp_preserve_no_args() {
 }
 
 #[test]
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "openbsd"))]
 fn test_cp_preserve_no_args_before_opts() {
     let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
     let src_file = "a";
@@ -1463,7 +1467,7 @@ fn test_cp_preserve_all() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-#[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "android")))]
+#[cfg(all(unix, not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "openbsd"))))]
 fn test_cp_preserve_xattr() {
     let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
     let src_file = "a";
@@ -2558,6 +2562,7 @@ fn test_copy_symlink_force() {
 
 #[test]
 #[cfg(unix)]
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "openbsd"))]
 fn test_no_preserve_mode() {
     use std::os::unix::prelude::MetadataExt;
 
@@ -2588,6 +2593,7 @@ fn test_no_preserve_mode() {
 
 #[test]
 #[cfg(unix)]
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "openbsd"))]
 fn test_preserve_mode() {
     use std::os::unix::prelude::MetadataExt;
 
@@ -2745,7 +2751,7 @@ fn test_cp_dangling_symlink_inside_directory() {
 }
 
 /// Test for copying a dangling symbolic link and its permissions.
-#[cfg(not(target_os = "freebsd"))] // FIXME: fix this test for FreeBSD
+#[cfg(not(any(target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "openbsd")))] // FIXME: fix this test for FreeBSD/OpenBSD
 #[test]
 fn test_copy_through_dangling_symlink_no_dereference_permissions() {
     let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
@@ -2963,7 +2969,7 @@ fn test_copy_same_symlink_no_dereference_dangling() {
 }
 
 // TODO: enable for Android, when #3477 solved
-#[cfg(not(any(windows, target_os = "android")))]
+#[cfg(not(any(windows, target_os = "android", target_os = "openbsd")))]
 #[test]
 fn test_cp_parents_2_dirs() {
     let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
@@ -3193,7 +3199,7 @@ fn test_copy_nested_directory_to_itself_disallowed() {
 }
 
 /// Test for preserving permissions when copying a directory.
-#[cfg(all(not(windows), not(target_os = "freebsd")))]
+#[cfg(all(not(windows), not(target_os = "freebsd"), not(target_os = "openbsd")))]
 #[test]
 fn test_copy_dir_preserve_permissions() {
     // Create a directory that has some non-default permissions.
@@ -3223,7 +3229,7 @@ fn test_copy_dir_preserve_permissions() {
 
 /// Test for preserving permissions when copying a directory, even in
 /// the face of an inaccessible file in that directory.
-#[cfg(all(not(windows), not(target_os = "freebsd")))]
+#[cfg(all(not(windows), not(target_os = "freebsd"), not(target_os = "openbsd")))]
 #[test]
 fn test_copy_dir_preserve_permissions_inaccessible_file() {
     // Create a directory that has some non-default permissions and
@@ -3293,7 +3299,7 @@ fn test_same_file_force_backup() {
 }
 
 /// Test for copying the contents of a FIFO as opposed to the FIFO object itself.
-#[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "freebsd")))]
+#[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "freebsd"), not(target_os = "openbsd")))]
 #[test]
 fn test_copy_contents_fifo() {
     // TODO this test should work on FreeBSD, but the command was
@@ -3353,7 +3359,7 @@ fn test_reflink_never_sparse_always() {
 
 /// Test for preserving attributes of a hard link in a directory.
 #[test]
-#[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
+#[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "openbsd")))]
 fn test_preserve_hardlink_attributes_in_directory() {
     let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
 
@@ -5476,6 +5482,7 @@ mod link_deref {
 // disable these excessive permissions.
 #[test]
 #[cfg(unix)]
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "openbsd"))]
 fn test_dir_perm_race_with_preserve_mode_and_ownership() {
     const SRC_DIR: &str = "src";
     const DEST_DIR: &str = "dest";