diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
index 2413821ce2..17e7c62f83 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ class Facts(object):
             rc, out, err = module.run_command("/usr/sbin/bootinfo -p")
             data = out.split('\n')
             self.facts['architecture'] = data[0]
+        elif self.facts['system'] == 'OpenBSD':
+            self.facts['architecture'] = platform.uname()[5]
 
 
     def get_local_facts(self):