diff --git a/src/bsdcommon.cc b/src/bsdcommon.cc
index b67f89012..e70e14aaa 100644
--- a/src/bsdcommon.cc
+++ b/src/bsdcommon.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
+#if defined(__NetBSD__)
+  #include <uvm/uvm_param.h>
+  #include <uvm/uvm_extern.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "top.h"
 
 static kvm_t *kd = nullptr;
@@ -350,3 +355,38 @@ bool bsdcommon::is_conky_already_running() {
 
   return instances > 1;
 }
+
+// conky uses kilobytes
+static unsigned long long to_conky_size(uint64_t size, uint64_t pagesize) {
+  return (size >> 10) * pagesize;
+}
+
+void bsdcommon::update_meminfo(struct information &info) {
+  size_t len;
+#if defined(__NetBSD__)
+  int mib[2] = {CTL_VM, VM_UVMEXP2};
+  // NOTE(gmb): https://github.com/NetBSD/src/blob/trunk/sys/uvm/uvm_extern.h
+  struct uvmexp_sysctl meminfo;
+#else
+  #error Not supported BSD system.
+#endif
+
+  len = sizeof(meminfo);
+  if (sysctl(mib, 2, &meminfo, &len, NULL, 0) == -1 ) {
+    NORM_ERR("sysctl() failed");
+    return;
+  }
+
+#if defined(__NetBSD__)
+  // TODO(gmb): Try to fill all memory related fields.
+  info.memmax = to_conky_size(meminfo.npages, meminfo.pagesize);
+  info.memfree = info.memeasyfree = to_conky_size(meminfo.free, meminfo.pagesize);
+  info.mem = info.memmax - info.memfree;
+
+  info.swapmax = to_conky_size(meminfo.swpages, meminfo.pagesize);
+  info.swap = to_conky_size(meminfo.swpginuse, meminfo.pagesize);
+  info.swapfree = info.swapmax - info.swap;
+#else
+  #error Not supported BSD system.
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/bsdcommon.h b/src/bsdcommon.h
index e50085c17..b167de881 100644
--- a/src/bsdcommon.h
+++ b/src/bsdcommon.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include "conky.h"
+
 namespace bsdcommon {
   struct cpu_load {
     uint64_t old_used;
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@ namespace bsdcommon {
   void get_number_of_running_processes(short unsigned int *run_procs);
   void update_top_info();
   bool is_conky_already_running();
+
+  void update_meminfo(struct information &info);
 }
 
 #endif /*BSDCOMMON_H_*/
diff --git a/src/netbsd.cc b/src/netbsd.cc
index e18343c59..1da8a9cd1 100644
--- a/src/netbsd.cc
+++ b/src/netbsd.cc
@@ -58,41 +58,6 @@ static int nkd_init = 0;
 static u_int32_t sensvalue;
 static char errbuf[_POSIX2_LINE_MAX];
 
-static int swapmode(int *retavail, int *retfree) {
-  int n;
-  struct swapent *sep;
-
-  *retavail = 0;
-  *retfree = 0;
-
-  n = swapctl(SWAP_NSWAP, 0, 0);
-
-  if (n < 1) {
-    NORM_ERR("could not get swap information");
-    return 0;
-  }
-
-  sep = (struct swapent *)malloc(n * (sizeof(*sep)));
-
-  if (sep == nullptr) {
-    NORM_ERR("memory allocation failed");
-    return 0;
-  }
-
-  if (swapctl(SWAP_STATS, (void *)sep, n) < n) {
-    NORM_ERR("could not get swap stats");
-    return 0;
-  }
-  for (; n > 0; n--) {
-    *retavail += (int)dbtob(sep[n - 1].se_nblks);
-    *retfree += (int)dbtob(sep[n - 1].se_nblks - sep[n - 1].se_inuse);
-  }
-  *retavail = (int)(*retavail / 1024);
-  *retfree = (int)(*retfree / 1024);
-
-  return 1;
-}
-
 void prepare_update() {}
 
 int update_uptime() {
@@ -120,34 +85,7 @@ int check_mount(struct text_object *obj) {
 }
 
 int update_meminfo() {
-  int mib[] = {CTL_VM, VM_UVMEXP2};
-  int total_pages, inactive_pages, free_pages;
-  int swap_avail, swap_free;
-  const int pagesize = getpagesize();
-  struct uvmexp_sysctl uvmexp;
-  size_t size = sizeof(uvmexp);
-
-  if (sysctl(mib, 2, &uvmexp, &size, nullptr, 0) < 0) {
-    NORM_ERR("could not get memory info");
-    return 1;
-  }
-
-  total_pages = uvmexp.npages;
-  free_pages = uvmexp.free;
-  inactive_pages = uvmexp.inactive;
-
-  info.memmax = (total_pages * pagesize) >> 10;
-  info.mem = ((total_pages - free_pages - inactive_pages) * pagesize) >> 10;
-  info.memwithbuffers = info.mem;
-  info.memeasyfree = info.memfree = info.memmax - info.mem;
-  info.legacymem = info.mem;
-
-  if (swapmode(&swap_avail, &swap_free) >= 0) {
-    info.swapmax = swap_avail;
-    info.swap = (swap_avail - swap_free);
-    info.swapfree = swap_free;
-  }
-
+  bsdcommon::update_meminfo(info);
   return 1;
 }