diff --git a/nfq/nfqws.c b/nfq/nfqws.c
index 32443e7..a27ffcf 100644
--- a/nfq/nfqws.c
+++ b/nfq/nfqws.c
@@ -552,14 +552,18 @@ static bool parse_ws_scale_factor(char *s, uint16_t *wsize, uint8_t *wscale)
 
 
 
+#ifndef __OpenBSD__
 static void cleanup_args()
 {
 	wordfree(&params.wexp);
 }
+#endif
 
 static void cleanup_params(void)
 {
+#ifndef __OpenBSD__
 	cleanup_args();
+#endif
 
 	ConntrackPoolDestroy(&params.conntrack);
 
@@ -851,7 +855,9 @@ static unsigned int hash_jen(const void *data,unsigned int len)
 static void exithelp(void)
 {
 	printf(
+#ifndef __OpenBSD__
 		" @<config_file>|$<config_file>\t\t\t; read file for options. must be the only argument. other options are ignored.\n\n"
+#endif
 		" --debug=0|1|syslog|@<filename>\n"
 #ifdef __linux__
 		" --qnum=<nfqueue_number>\n"
@@ -982,6 +988,7 @@ bool parse_tlspos(const char *s, enum tlspos *pos)
 	return true;
 }
 
+#ifndef __OpenBSD__
 // no static to not allow optimizer to inline this func (save stack)
 void config_from_file(const char *filename)
 {
@@ -1006,6 +1013,7 @@ void config_from_file(const char *filename)
 		exit_clean(1);
 	}
 }
+#endif
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -1071,12 +1079,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 #endif
 
+#ifndef __OpenBSD__
 	if (argc>=2 && (argv[1][0]=='@' || argv[1][0]=='$'))
 	{
 		config_from_file(argv[1]+1);
 		argv=params.wexp.we_wordv;
 		argc=params.wexp.we_wordc;
 	}
+#endif
 
 	const struct option long_options[] = {
 		{"debug",optional_argument,0,0},	// optidx=0
@@ -1826,7 +1836,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	// do not need args from file anymore
+#ifndef __OpenBSD__
 	cleanup_args();
+#endif
 	argv=NULL; argc=0;
 	
 #ifdef __linux__
diff --git a/nfq/params.h b/nfq/params.h
index 143fd24..7af45c6 100644
--- a/nfq/params.h
+++ b/nfq/params.h
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
+#ifndef __OpenBSD__
 #include <wordexp.h>
+#endif
 
 #define TLS_PARTIALS_ENABLE	true
 
@@ -96,7 +98,9 @@ bool dp_list_have_autohostlist(struct desync_profile_list_head *head);
 
 struct params_s
 {
+#ifndef __OpenBSD__
 	wordexp_t wexp; // for file based config
+#endif
 
 	enum log_target debug_target;
 	char debug_logfile[PATH_MAX];
diff --git a/tpws/params.h b/tpws/params.h
index b34238c..d0104dc 100644
--- a/tpws/params.h
+++ b/tpws/params.h
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#ifndef __OpenBSD__
 #include <wordexp.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "tpws.h"
 #include "pools.h"
@@ -81,7 +83,9 @@ void dp_list_destroy(struct desync_profile_list_head *head);
 
 struct params_s
 {
+#ifndef __OpenBSD__
 	wordexp_t wexp; // for file based config
+#endif
 
 	int debug;
 	enum log_target debug_target;
diff --git a/tpws/tpws.c b/tpws/tpws.c
index 322e680..4f16845 100644
--- a/tpws/tpws.c
+++ b/tpws/tpws.c
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ static int get_default_ttl(void)
 static void exithelp(void)
 {
 	printf(
+#ifndef __OpenBSD__
 		" @<config_file>|$<config_file>\t\t; read file for options. must be the only argument. other options are ignored.\n\n"
+#endif
 		" --bind-addr=<v4_addr>|<v6_addr>\t; for v6 link locals append %%interface_name\n"
 		" --bind-iface4=<interface_name>\t\t; bind to the first ipv4 addr of interface\n"
 		" --bind-iface6=<interface_name>\t\t; bind to the first ipv6 addr of interface\n"
@@ -215,13 +217,17 @@ static void exithelp(void)
 	);
 	exit(1);
 }
+#ifndef __OpenBSD__
 static void cleanup_args()
 {
 	wordfree(&params.wexp);
 }
+#endif
 static void cleanup_params(void)
 {
+#ifndef __OpenBSD__
 	cleanup_args();
+#endif
 
 	dp_list_destroy(&params.desync_profiles);
 
@@ -364,6 +370,7 @@ static bool parse_pf_list(char *opt, struct port_filters_head *pfl)
 	return true;
 }
 
+#ifndef __OpenBSD__
 // no static to not allow optimizer to inline this func (save stack)
 void config_from_file(const char *filename)
 {
@@ -388,6 +395,7 @@ void config_from_file(const char *filename)
 		exit_clean(1);
 	}
 }
+#endif
 
 void parse_params(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -427,12 +435,14 @@ void parse_params(int argc, char *argv[])
 	dp = &dpl->dp;
 	dp->n = ++desync_profile_count;
 
+#ifndef __OpenBSD__
 	if (argc>=2 && (argv[1][0]=='@' || argv[1][0]=='$'))
 	{
 		config_from_file(argv[1]+1);
 		argv=params.wexp.we_wordv;
 		argc=params.wexp.we_wordc;
 	}
+#endif
 	
 	const struct option long_options[] = {
 		{ "help",no_argument,0,0 },// optidx=0
@@ -1133,8 +1143,10 @@ void parse_params(int argc, char *argv[])
 	IpsetsDebug();
 	VPRINT("\n");
 
+#ifndef __OpenBSD__
 	// do not need args from file anymore
 	cleanup_args();
+#endif
 }