diff --git a/kopete/plugins/connectionstatus/connectionstatusplugin.cpp b/kopete/plugins/connectionstatus/connectionstatusplugin.cpp
index fbbe7c8b..708764ac 100644
--- a/kopete/plugins/connectionstatus/connectionstatusplugin.cpp
+++ b/kopete/plugins/connectionstatus/connectionstatusplugin.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ void ConnectionStatusPlugin::slotCheckStatus()
 	// netstat -rn in slotProcessStdout() to see if it mentions the
 	// default gateway. If so, we're connected, if not, we're offline
 	m_process = new TDEProcess;
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+	*m_process << "netstat" << "-rfinet";
+#else
 	*m_process << "netstat" << "-r";
+#endif
 
 	connect( m_process, TQT_SIGNAL( receivedStdout( TDEProcess *, char *, int ) ), this, TQT_SLOT( slotProcessStdout( TDEProcess *, char *, int ) ) );
 	connect( m_process, TQT_SIGNAL( processExited( TDEProcess * ) ), this, TQT_SLOT( slotProcessExited( TDEProcess * ) ) );