diff --git a/include/osdetection b/include/osdetection
index c8e0a371..b4f94fd6 100644
--- a/include/osdetection
+++ b/include/osdetection
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@
     esac
 
     # Set correct echo binary and parameters after detecting operating system
+    ECHONB=""
+
     case ${OS} in
            "AIX")                           ECHOCMD="echo" ;;
            "MacOS")                         ECHOCMD="echo" ;;
@@ -369,6 +371,7 @@
                 *)                          ECHOCMD="echo -e" ;;
               esac
             ;;
+           "NetBSD")                        ECHOCMD="echo -e"; ECHONB="echo -n" ;;
            *)                               ECHOCMD="echo -e" ;;
     esac