diff --git a/patoolib/__init__.py b/patoolib/__init__.py
index 1addcd5..d0ad39e 100644
--- a/patoolib/__init__.py
+++ b/patoolib/__init__.py
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ ArchivePrograms = {
         'test': ('7z',),
     },
     'cpio': {
-        'extract': ('cpio', '7z'),
-        'list': ('cpio', '7z'),
-        'test': ('7z',),
-        'create': ('cpio',),
+        'extract': ('cpio', 'bsdcpio', '7z'),
+        'list': ('cpio', 'bsdcpio', '7z'),
+        'test': ('cpio', 'bsdcpio', '7z',),
+        'create': ('cpio', 'bsdcpio'),
     },
     'rpm': {
         'extract': ('rpm2cpio', '7z'),
diff --git a/patoolib/programs/bsdcpio.py b/patoolib/programs/bsdcpio.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbca459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patoolib/programs/bsdcpio.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (C) 2012 Bastian Kleineidam
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""Archive commands for the bsdcpio program."""
+from .cpio import extract_cpio, list_cpio, test_cpio, create_cpio
+
diff --git a/patoolib/programs/cpio.py b/patoolib/programs/cpio.py
index 94708f9..382feef 100644
--- a/patoolib/programs/cpio.py
+++ b/patoolib/programs/cpio.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def extract_cpio (archive, compression, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Extract a CPIO archive."""
     cmdlist = [util.shell_quote(cmd), '--extract', '--make-directories',
         '--preserve-modification-time']
-    if sys.platform != 'darwin':
+    if sys.platform.startswith('linux') and not cmd.endswith('bsdcpio'):
         cmdlist.extend(['--no-absolute-filenames',
         '--force-local', '--nonmatching', r'"*\.\.*"'])
     if kwargs['verbose']:
diff --git a/tests/test_archives.py b/tests/test_archives.py
index daac6d5..90fe6d6 100644
--- a/tests/test_archives.py
+++ b/tests/test_archives.py
@@ -314,13 +314,12 @@ class TestArchives (ArchiveTest):
     @needs_program('cpio')
     def test_cpio (self):
         self.program = 'cpio'
-        self.archive_list('t.cpio')
-        self.archive_extract('t.cpio')
+        self.archive_commands('t.cpio')
 
-    @needs_program('cpio')
-    @needs_program('7z')
-    def test_cpio_create (self):
-        self.archive_create('t.cpio')
+    @needs_program('bsdcpio')
+    def test_bsdcpio (self):
+        self.program = 'bsdcpio'
+        self.archive_commands('t.cpio')
 
     @needs_program('unace')
     def test_unace (self):
diff --git a/tests/test_foo_archives.py b/tests/test_foo_archives.py
index f280805..4a06f4b 100644
--- a/tests/test_foo_archives.py
+++ b/tests/test_foo_archives.py
@@ -346,14 +346,13 @@ class TestArchives (ArchiveTest):
     @needs_program('cpio')
     def test_cpio (self):
         self.program = 'cpio'
-        self.archive_list('t.cpio.foo')
-        self.archive_extract('t.cpio.foo')
+        self.archive_commands('t.cpio.foo', format="cpio")
 
     @needs_program('file')
-    @needs_program('cpio')
-    @needs_program('7z')
-    def test_cpio (self):
-        self.archive_create('t.cpio.foo', format="cpio")
+    @needs_program('bsdcpio')
+    def test_bsdcpio (self):
+        self.program = 'bsdcpio'
+        self.archive_commands('t.cpio.foo', format="cpio")
 
     @needs_program('file')
     @needs_program('unace')