diff --git a/ethsock.c b/ethsock.c
index bb05599..cee3815 100644
--- a/ethsock.c
+++ b/ethsock.c
@@ -553,6 +553,20 @@ bool ethsock_is_unplugged(struct ethsock *sock)
 	}
 
 	return false;
+#elif defined(NMRPFLASH_BSD)
+	struct ifmediareq ifmr;
+
+	memset(&ifmr, 0, sizeof(ifmr));
+	strncpy(ifmr.ifr_name, name, sizeof(ifmr.ifr_name));
+
+	if (ioctl(fd, SIOCGIFMEDIA, &ifmr) < 0) {
+		if (verbosity > 1) {
+			perror("ioctl(SIOCGIFMEDIA)");
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return (ifmr.ifm_status & IFM_AVALID) && !(ifmr.ifm_status & IFM_ACTIVE);
 #else
 	return false;
 #endif
diff --git a/nmrp.c b/nmrp.c
index 5f9e670..bdd827c 100644
--- a/nmrp.c
+++ b/nmrp.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ int nmrp_do(struct nmrpd_args *args)
 	sigh_orig = signal(SIGINT, sigh);
 
 	if (ethsock_is_unplugged(sock)) {
-		printf("Waiting for Ethernet cable to be plugged in.\n");
+		printf("Waiting for phyiscal connection.\n");
 
 		bool unplugged = true;
 		time_t beg = time_monotonic();
@@ -460,7 +460,9 @@ int nmrp_do(struct nmrpd_args *args)
 		}
 
 		if (unplugged) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Error: Ethernet cable is unplugged.");
+			if (!g_interrupted) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "Error: Ethernet cable is unplugged.");
+			}
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/nmrpd.h b/nmrpd.h
index ad678e8..f53fd22 100644
--- a/nmrpd.h
+++ b/nmrpd.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #	if defined(__linux__)
 #		define NMRPFLASH_LINUX
 #	elif defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__) || defined(__OpenBSD__)
-#			define NMRPFLASH_BSD
+#		define NMRPFLASH_BSD
 #	else
 #		warning "nmrpflash is not fully supported on this platform"
 #	endif