diff --git a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
@@ -1399,14 +1399,20 @@
         self.assertStderrEqual(stderr, b'')
         self.assertEqual(p.wait(), -signal.SIGTERM)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith(('netbsd', 'openbsd')),
+                     "Due to known OS bug (issue #16762)")
     def test_send_signal_dead(self):
         # Sending a signal to a dead process
         self._kill_dead_process('send_signal', signal.SIGINT)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith(('netbsd', 'openbsd')),
+                     "Due to known OS bug (issue #16762)")
     def test_kill_dead(self):
         # Killing a dead process
         self._kill_dead_process('kill')
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith(('netbsd', 'openbsd')),
+                     "Due to known OS bug (issue #16762)")
     def test_terminate_dead(self):
         # Terminating a dead process
         self._kill_dead_process('terminate')