diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e4be4183..5dce67822 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ if(OS_SOLARIS)
 endif(OS_SOLARIS)
 
 if(OS_NETBSD)
-  set(netbsd netbsd.cc netbsd.h)
+  set(netbsd netbsd.cc netbsd.h bsdcommon.cc bsdcommon.h)
   set(optional_sources ${optional_sources} ${netbsd})
 endif(OS_NETBSD)
 
diff --git a/src/bsdcommon.cc b/src/bsdcommon.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b9f92bd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bsdcommon.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Conky, a system monitor, based on torsmo
+ *
+ * Please see COPYING for details
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2024 Brenden Matthews, Philip Kovacs, et. al.
+ *      (see AUTHORS)
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "bsdcommon.h"
+#include "logging.h"
+
+#include <kvm.h>
+
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+
+static kvm_t *kd = nullptr;
+static bool kvm_initialised = false;
+static bool cpu_initialised = false;
+
+static struct bsdcommon::cpu_load *cpu_loads = nullptr;
+
+bool bsdcommon::init_kvm() {
+  if (kvm_initialised) {
+      return true;
+  }
+
+  kd = kvm_open(nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, KVM_NO_FILES, nullptr);
+  if (kd == nullptr) {
+    NORM_ERR("opening kvm");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  kvm_initialised = true;
+  return false;
+}
+
+void bsdcommon::deinit_kvm() {
+  if (!kvm_initialised || kd == nullptr) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  kvm_close(kd);
+}
+
+void bsdcommon::get_cpu_count(float **cpu_usage, unsigned int *cpu_count) {
+  int ncpu = 1;
+  int mib[2] = {CTL_HW, HW_NCPU};
+  size_t len = sizeof(ncpu);
+
+  if (sysctl(mib, 2, &ncpu, &len, nullptr, 0) != 0) {
+    NORM_ERR("error getting kern.ncpu, defaulting to 1");
+    ncpu = 1;
+  }
+
+  if (*cpu_count != ncpu) {
+    *cpu_count = ncpu;
+
+    if (*cpu_usage != nullptr) {
+      free(*cpu_usage);
+      *cpu_usage = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    if (cpu_loads != nullptr) {
+      free(cpu_loads);
+      cpu_loads = nullptr;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (*cpu_usage == nullptr) {
+    // [0] - Total CPU
+    // [1, 2, ... ] - CPU1, CPU2, ...
+    *cpu_usage = (float*)calloc(ncpu + 1, sizeof(float));
+    if (*cpu_usage == nullptr) {
+      CRIT_ERR("calloc of cpu_usage");
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (cpu_loads == nullptr) {
+    cpu_loads = (struct cpu_load*)calloc(ncpu + 1, sizeof(struct cpu_load));
+    if (cpu_loads == nullptr) {
+      CRIT_ERR("calloc of cpu_loads");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void bsdcommon::update_cpu_usage(float **cpu_usage, unsigned int *cpu_count) {
+  uint64_t cp_time0[CPUSTATES];
+  int mib_cpu0[2] = {CTL_KERN, KERN_CP_TIME};
+  uint64_t cp_timen[CPUSTATES];
+  int mib_cpun[3] = {CTL_KERN, KERN_CP_TIME, 0};
+  size_t size = 0;
+  u_int64_t used = 0, total = 0;
+
+  if (!cpu_initialised) {
+    get_cpu_count(cpu_usage, cpu_count);
+    cpu_initialised = true;
+  }
+
+  size = sizeof(cp_time0);
+  if (sysctl(mib_cpu0, 2, &cp_time0, &size, nullptr, 0) != 0) {
+      NORM_ERR("unable to get kern.cp_time for cpu0");
+      return;
+  }
+
+  for (int j = 0; j < CPUSTATES; ++j) {
+    total += cp_time0[j];
+  }
+  used = total - cp_time0[CP_IDLE];
+
+  if ((total - cpu_loads[0].old_total) != 0) {
+    const float diff_used = (float)(used - cpu_loads[0].old_used);
+    const float diff_total = (float)(total - cpu_loads[0].old_total);
+    (*cpu_usage)[0] = diff_used / diff_total;
+  } else {
+    (*cpu_usage)[0] = 0;
+  }
+  cpu_loads[0].old_used = used;
+  cpu_loads[0].old_total = total;
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < *cpu_count; ++i) {
+    mib_cpun[2] = i;
+    size = sizeof(cp_timen);
+    if (sysctl(mib_cpun, 3, &cp_timen, &size, nullptr, 0) != 0) {
+      NORM_ERR("unable to get kern.cp_time for cpu%d", i);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    total = 0;
+    used = 0;
+    for (int j = 0; j < CPUSTATES; ++j) {
+      total += cp_timen[j];
+    }
+    used = total - cp_timen[CP_IDLE];
+
+    const int n = i + 1; // [0] is the total CPU, must shift by 1
+    if ((total - cpu_loads[n].old_total) != 0) {
+      const float diff_used = (float)(used - cpu_loads[n].old_used);
+      const float diff_total = (float)(total - cpu_loads[n].old_total);
+      (*cpu_usage)[n] = diff_used / diff_total;
+    } else {
+      (*cpu_usage)[n] = 0;
+    }
+
+    cpu_loads[n].old_used = used;
+    cpu_loads[n].old_total = total;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/bsdcommon.h b/src/bsdcommon.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b8ee824c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bsdcommon.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Conky, a system monitor, based on torsmo
+ *
+ * Please see COPYING for details
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2024 Brenden Matthews, Philip Kovacs, et. al.
+ *	(see AUTHORS)
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Shared or very similar code across BSDs.
+ */
+
+#ifndef BSDCOMMON_H_
+#define BSDCOMMON_H_
+
+#define BSD_COMMON
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+namespace bsdcommon {
+  struct cpu_load {
+    uint64_t old_used;
+    uint64_t old_total;
+  };
+
+  bool init_kvm();
+  void deinit_kvm();
+
+  void get_cpu_count(float **cpu_usage, unsigned int *cpu_count);
+  void update_cpu_usage(float **cpu_usage, unsigned int *cpu_count);
+};
+
+#endif /*BSDCOMMON_H_*/
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 2b0bf4e6e..c83ab8c60 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
 #include "freebsd.h"
 #endif /* FreeBSD */
 
+#if defined(__NetBSD__)
+#include "netbsd.h"
+#endif /* NetBSD */
+
 #if defined(__HAIKU__)
 #include "haiku.h"
 #endif /* Haiku */
@@ -411,6 +415,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   conky::shutdown_display_outputs();
 
+#ifdef BSD_COMMON
+  bsdcommon::deinit_kvm();
+#endif
+
+//TODO(gmb): Move this to bsdcommon and remove external kd.
 #if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
   kvm_close(kd);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/netbsd.cc b/src/netbsd.cc
index 793c9d633..618ea8c2b 100644
--- a/src/netbsd.cc
+++ b/src/netbsd.cc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "netbsd.h"
 #include "net_stat.h"
+#include "bsdcommon.h"
 
 #include <err.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -53,23 +54,10 @@
 #include <net/if.h>
 #include <net/if_types.h>
 
-static kvm_t *kd = nullptr;
-static int kd_init = 0, nkd_init = 0, cpu_setup = 0;
+static int nkd_init = 0;
 static u_int32_t sensvalue;
 static char errbuf[_POSIX2_LINE_MAX];
 
-static int init_kvm(void) {
-  if (kd_init) { return 0; }
-
-  kd = kvm_openfiles(nullptr, NULL, NULL, KVM_NO_FILES, errbuf);
-  if (kd == nullptr) {
-    NORM_ERR("cannot kvm_openfiles: %s", errbuf);
-    return -1;
-  }
-  kd_init = 1;
-  return 0;
-}
-
 static int swapmode(int *retavail, int *retfree) {
   int n;
   struct swapent *sep;
@@ -243,6 +231,8 @@ int update_net_stats() {
 int update_total_processes() {
   /* It's easier to use kvm here than sysctl */
 
+// TODO(gmb): Use bsdcommon.
+/*
   int n_processes;
 
   info.procs = 0;
@@ -255,10 +245,14 @@ int update_total_processes() {
   }
 
   info.procs = n_processes;
+*/
   return 1;
 }
 
 int update_running_processes() {
+
+// TODO(gmb): Use bsdcommon.
+/*
   struct kinfo_proc2 *p;
   int n_processes;
   int i, cnt = 0;
@@ -279,56 +273,16 @@ int update_running_processes() {
   }
 
   info.run_procs = cnt;
-
+*/
   return 1;
 }
 
-struct cpu_load_struct {
-  unsigned long load[5];
-};
-
-struct cpu_load_struct fresh = {{0, 0, 0, 0, 0}};
-
-long cpu_used, oldtotal, oldused;
-
-// TODO(gmb): Implement support for multiple processors.
 void get_cpu_count(void) {
-  int cpu_count = 1;
-  info.cpu_count = cpu_count;
-  info.cpu_usage = (float *)malloc((info.cpu_count + 1) * sizeof(float));
-  if (info.cpu_usage == nullptr) { CRIT_ERR("malloc"); }
+  bsdcommon::get_cpu_count(&info.cpu_usage, &info.cpu_count);
 }
 
-// TODO(gmb): Implement support for multiple processors.
 int update_cpu_usage() {
-  long used, total;
-  static u_int64_t cp_time[CPUSTATES];
-  size_t len = sizeof(cp_time);
-
-  info.cpu_usage[0] = 0;
-
-  if (sysctlbyname("kern.cp_time", &cp_time, &len, nullptr, 0) < 0) {
-    NORM_ERR("cannot get kern.cp_time");
-    return 1;
-  }
-
-  fresh.load[0] = cp_time[CP_USER];
-  fresh.load[1] = cp_time[CP_NICE];
-  fresh.load[2] = cp_time[CP_SYS];
-  fresh.load[3] = cp_time[CP_IDLE];
-  fresh.load[4] = cp_time[CP_IDLE];
-
-  used = fresh.load[0] + fresh.load[1] + fresh.load[2];
-  total = fresh.load[0] + fresh.load[1] + fresh.load[2] + fresh.load[3];
-
-  if ((total - oldtotal) != 0) {
-    info.cpu_usage[0] = ((float)(used - oldused)) / (float)(total - oldtotal);
-  } else {
-    info.cpu_usage[0] = 0;
-  }
-
-  oldused = used;
-  oldtotal = total;
+  bsdcommon::update_cpu_usage(&info.cpu_usage, &info.cpu_count);
   return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/netbsd.h b/src/netbsd.h
index 40177e131..62be0fc40 100644
--- a/src/netbsd.h
+++ b/src/netbsd.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "conky.h"
 
+#include "bsdcommon.h"
+
 int get_entropy_avail(unsigned int *);
 int get_entropy_poolsize(unsigned int *);