Index: src/framework/mlt_property.c
--- src/framework/mlt_property.c.orig
+++ src/framework/mlt_property.c
@@ -292,7 +296,7 @@ static int time_clock_to_frames( mlt_property self, co
 	s = copy;
 	pos = strrchr( s, ':' );
 
-#if !defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(HAVE_STRTOD_L)
+#if !defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(HAVE_STRTOD_L) && !defined(__OpenBSD__)
 	char *orig_localename = NULL;
 	if ( locale )
 	{
@@ -334,7 +338,7 @@ static int time_clock_to_frames( mlt_property self, co
 			seconds = strtod( s, NULL );
 	}
 
-#if !defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(HAVE_STRTOD_L)
+#if !defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(HAVE_STRTOD_L) && !defined(__OpenBSD__)
 	if ( locale ) {
 		// Restore the current locale
 		setlocale( LC_NUMERIC, orig_localename );
@@ -510,7 +514,7 @@ static double mlt_property_atof( mlt_property self, do
 		if ( locale )
 			result = strtod_l( value, &end, locale );
 		else
-#elif !defined(_WIN32)
+#elif !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__OpenBSD__)
 		char *orig_localename = NULL;
 		if ( locale ) {
 			// Protect damaging the global locale from a temporary locale on another thread.
@@ -528,7 +532,7 @@ static double mlt_property_atof( mlt_property self, do
 		if ( end && end[0] == '%' )
 			result /= 100.0;
 
-#if !defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(HAVE_STRTOD_L)
+#if !defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(HAVE_STRTOD_L) && !defined(__OpenBSD__)
 		if ( locale ) {
 			// Restore the current locale
 			setlocale( LC_NUMERIC, orig_localename );
@@ -756,7 +760,7 @@ char *mlt_property_get_string_l_tf( mlt_property self,
 	}
 	else if ( ! ( self->types & mlt_prop_string ) )
 	{
-#if !defined(_WIN32)
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__OpenBSD__)
 		// TODO: when glibc gets sprintf_l, start using it! For now, hack on setlocale.
 		// Save the current locale
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
@@ -802,7 +806,7 @@ char *mlt_property_get_string_l_tf( mlt_property self,
 			self->types |= mlt_prop_string;
 			self->prop_string = self->serialiser( self->data, self->length );
 		}
-#if !defined(_WIN32)
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__OpenBSD__)
 		// Restore the current locale
 		setlocale( LC_NUMERIC, orig_localename );
 		free( orig_localename );
@@ -1000,7 +1004,7 @@ static void time_clock_from_frames( int frames, double
 
 char *mlt_property_get_time( mlt_property self, mlt_time_format format, double fps, locale_t locale )
 {
-#if !defined(_WIN32)
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__OpenBSD__)
 	char *orig_localename = NULL;
 #endif
 	int frames = 0;
@@ -1013,7 +1017,7 @@ char *mlt_property_get_time( mlt_property self, mlt_ti
 	if ( format == mlt_time_frames )
 		return mlt_property_get_string_l( self, locale );
 
-#if !defined(_WIN32)
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__OpenBSD__)
 	// Use the specified locale
 	if ( locale )
 	{
@@ -1072,7 +1076,7 @@ char *mlt_property_get_time( mlt_property self, mlt_ti
 	else // Use smpte drop frame by default
 		time_smpte_from_frames( frames, fps, self->prop_string, 1 );
 
-#if !defined(_WIN32)
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__OpenBSD__)
 	// Restore the current locale
 	if ( locale )
 	{
@@ -1116,7 +1120,7 @@ static int is_property_numeric( mlt_property self, loc
 		if ( locale )
 			strtod_l( self->prop_string, &p, locale );
 		else
-#elif !defined(_WIN32)
+#elif !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__OpenBSD__)
 		char *orig_localename = NULL;
 		if ( locale ) {
 			// Protect damaging the global locale from a temporary locale on another thread.
@@ -1132,7 +1136,7 @@ static int is_property_numeric( mlt_property self, loc
 
 		strtod( self->prop_string, &p );
 
-#if !defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(HAVE_STRTOD_L)
+#if !defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(HAVE_STRTOD_L) && !defined(__OpenBSD__)
 		if ( locale ) {
 			// Restore the current locale
 			setlocale( LC_NUMERIC, orig_localename );
@@ -1617,7 +1621,7 @@ mlt_rect mlt_property_get_rect( mlt_property self, loc
 		char *p = NULL;
 		int count = 0;
 
-#if !defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(HAVE_STRTOD_L)
+#if !defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(HAVE_STRTOD_L) && !defined(__OpenBSD__)
 		char *orig_localename = NULL;
 		if ( locale ) {
 			// Protect damaging the global locale from a temporary locale on another thread.
@@ -1669,7 +1673,7 @@ mlt_rect mlt_property_get_rect( mlt_property self, loc
 			count ++;
 		}
 
-#if !defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(HAVE_STRTOD_L)
+#if !defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(HAVE_STRTOD_L) && !defined(__OpenBSD__)
 		if ( locale ) {
 			// Restore the current locale
 			setlocale( LC_NUMERIC, orig_localename );