diff --git a/src/openvpn/lladdr.c b/src/openvpn/lladdr.c
index d8bcad9..195245f 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/lladdr.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/lladdr.c
@@ -13,42 +13,55 @@
 #include "lladdr.h"
 #include "proto.h"
 
+#ifdef TARGET_LINUX
+static int
+set_lladdr_linux(openvpn_net_ctx_t *ctx, const char *ifname, const char *lladdr)
+{
+    uint8_t addr[OPENVPN_ETH_ALEN];
+
+    sscanf(lladdr, MAC_FMT, MAC_SCAN_ARG(addr));
+    return (net_addr_ll_set(ctx, ifname, addr) == 0);
+}
+#else /* TARGET_LINUX */
+
+#if defined(TARGET_OPENBSD) || defined(TARGET_FREEBSD) || defined(TARGET_DARWIN)
+#define IFCONFIG_LLADDR_FMT "%s %s lladdr %s"
+#elif defined(TARGET_NETBSD)
+#define IFCONFIG_LLADDR_FMT "%s %s link %s active"
+#endif
+static int
+set_lladdr_ifconfig(const char *ifname, const char *lladdr, const struct env_set *es)
+{
+#ifdef IFCONFIG_LLADDR_FMT
+    struct argv argv = argv_new();
+    argv_printf(&argv, IFCONFIG_LLADDR_FMT, IFCONFIG_PATH, ifname, lladdr);
+    argv_msg(M_INFO, &argv);
+    int r = openvpn_execve_check(&argv, es, M_WARN, "ERROR: Unable to set link layer address.");
+    argv_free(&argv);
+    return r;
+#else
+    msg(M_WARN,
+        "Sorry, but I don't know how to configure link layer addresses on this operating system.");
+    return -1;
+#endif
+}
+#endif /* TARGET_LINUX */
+
 int
 set_lladdr(openvpn_net_ctx_t *ctx, const char *ifname, const char *lladdr, const struct env_set *es)
 {
-    int r;
-
     if (!ifname || !lladdr)
     {
         return -1;
     }
 
 #if defined(TARGET_LINUX)
-    uint8_t addr[OPENVPN_ETH_ALEN];
+    int r = set_lladdr_linux(ctx, ifname, lladdr);
+#else
+    int r = set_lladdr_ifconfig(ifname, lladdr, es);
+#endif
 
-    sscanf(lladdr, MAC_FMT, MAC_SCAN_ARG(addr));
-    r = (net_addr_ll_set(ctx, ifname, addr) == 0);
-#else /* if defined(TARGET_LINUX) */
-    struct argv argv = argv_new();
-#if defined(TARGET_SOLARIS)
-    argv_printf(&argv, "%s %s ether %s", IFCONFIG_PATH, ifname, lladdr);
-#elif defined(TARGET_OPENBSD)
-    argv_printf(&argv, "%s %s lladdr %s", IFCONFIG_PATH, ifname, lladdr);
-#elif defined(TARGET_DARWIN)
-    argv_printf(&argv, "%s %s lladdr %s", IFCONFIG_PATH, ifname, lladdr);
-#elif defined(TARGET_FREEBSD)
-    argv_printf(&argv, "%s %s ether %s", IFCONFIG_PATH, ifname, lladdr);
-#else  /* if defined(TARGET_SOLARIS) */
-    msg(M_WARN,
-        "Sorry, but I don't know how to configure link layer addresses on this operating system.");
-    return -1;
-#endif /* if defined(TARGET_SOLARIS) */
-    argv_msg(M_INFO, &argv);
-    r = openvpn_execve_check(&argv, es, M_WARN, "ERROR: Unable to set link layer address.");
-    argv_free(&argv);
-#endif /* if defined(TARGET_LINUX) */
-
-    if (r)
+    if (r > 0)
     {
         msg(M_INFO, "TUN/TAP link layer address set to %s", lladdr);
     }