diff --git a/util/grub-probe.c b/util/grub-probe.c
index 948f10dcf..bb41480e2 100644
--- a/util/grub-probe.c
+++ b/util/grub-probe.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ probe (const char *path, char *device_name)
 
   if (path == NULL)
     {
-#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
       if (! grub_util_check_char_device (device_name))
         grub_util_error ("%s is not a character device", device_name);
 #else