diff --git a/sendmail/manifests/init.pp b/sendmail/manifests/init.pp
index aa5cbb7..8309691 100644
--- a/sendmail/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/sendmail/manifests/init.pp
@@ -295,6 +295,10 @@ class sendmail::server inherits sendmail::common {
         mode   => "0644",
         owner  => "root",
         group  => "root",
+        require     => $::operatingsystem ? {
+            "openbsd" => undef,
+            default   => Package["sendmail"],
+        },
         notify => Exec["make access.db"],
     }
     exec { "make access.db":
@@ -314,6 +318,10 @@ class sendmail::server inherits sendmail::common {
         mode   => "0644",
         owner  => "root",
         group  => "root",
+        require     => $::operatingsystem ? {
+            "openbsd" => undef,
+            default   => Package["sendmail"],
+        },
         notify => Exec["make genericstable.db"],
     }
     exec { "make genericstable.db":
@@ -333,6 +341,10 @@ class sendmail::server inherits sendmail::common {
         mode   => "0644",
         owner  => "root",
         group  => "root",
+        require     => $::operatingsystem ? {
+            "openbsd" => undef,
+            default   => Package["sendmail"],
+        },
         notify => Exec["make mailertable.db"],
     }
     exec { "make mailertable.db":
@@ -352,6 +364,10 @@ class sendmail::server inherits sendmail::common {
         mode   => "0644",
         owner  => "root",
         group  => "root",
+        require     => $::operatingsystem ? {
+            "openbsd" => undef,
+            default   => Package["sendmail"],
+        },
         notify => Exec["make virtusertable.db"],
     }
     exec { "make virtusertable.db":