diff --git a/packaging/openbsd_pkg b/packaging/openbsd_pkg
index 16f969ff0fd..079c62e191c 100644
--- a/packaging/openbsd_pkg
+++ b/packaging/openbsd_pkg
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 # Make sure nmap is not installed
 - openbsd_pkg: name=nmap state=absent
+
+# Make sure vim is installed using no_x11 flavour
+- openbsd_pkg name=vim--no_x11 state=present
 '''
 
 # Function used for executing commands.
@@ -81,13 +84,23 @@ def get_current_name(name, specific_version, module):
     return current_name
 
 # Function used to find out if a package is currently installed.
+# OpenBSD packages can contain "flavours"
+# For example vim is distributed as a "gtk2":
+#   - vim--gtk2
+# and "no_x11" flavour:
+#   - vim--no_x11
 def get_package_state(name, specific_version, module):
     info_cmd = 'pkg_info -e'
 
     if specific_version:
         syntax = "%s %s"
     else:
+        if "--" in name:
+            (name, flavour) = name.split("--", 1)
         syntax = "%s %s-*"
+        if flavour:
+            syntax += "-%s" % (flavour, )
+        syntax = "%s-"
 
     rc, stdout, stderr = execute_command(syntax % (info_cmd, name), module)