diff --git a/sendmail/manifests/init.pp b/sendmail/manifests/init.pp
index 3b9b07e..13869b1 100644
--- a/sendmail/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/sendmail/manifests/init.pp
@@ -167,12 +167,16 @@ class sendmail::client::msa inherits sendmail::client {
         $ssl_key = basename($sendmail_ssl_key)
         $ssl_cert = basename($sendmail_ssl_cert)
         file { "${ssl::private}/${ssl_key}":
-            ensure => present,
-            mode   => "0640",
-            owner  => "root",
-            group  => "smmsp",
-            source => $sendmail_ssl_key,
-            notify => Service["sendmail"],
+            ensure  => present,
+            mode    => "0640",
+            owner   => "root",
+            group   => "smmsp",
+            source  => $sendmail_ssl_key,
+            require => $::operatingsystem ? {
+                "openbsd" => undef,
+                default   => Package["sendmail"],
+            },
+            notify  => Service["sendmail"],
         }
         file { "${ssl::certs}/${ssl_cert}":
             ensure => present,