diff --git a/include/modules/battery.hpp b/include/modules/battery.hpp
index 42cf1647..614b36ab 100644
--- a/include/modules/battery.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/battery.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #endif
 #include <fmt/format.h>
-#if #defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(__linux__)
 #include <sys/inotify.h>
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/modules/battery.cpp b/src/modules/battery.cpp
index 13a49208..a4657409 100644
--- a/src/modules/battery.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/battery.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,17 @@ const std::tuple<uint8_t, float, std::string, float> waybar::modules::Battery::g
     uint32_t total_power = 0;  // μW
     bool total_power_exists = false;
 #if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+    /* Allocate state of battery units reported via ACPI. */
+    int battery_units = 0;
+    size_t battery_units_size = sizeof battery_units;
+    if( sysctlbyname("hw.acpi.battery.units", &battery_units, &battery_units_size, NULL, 0) != 0) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("sysctl hw.acpi.battery.units failed");
+    }
+
+    if(battery_units < 0) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("No battery units");
+    }
+
     int capacity;
     size_t size_capacity = sizeof capacity;
     if (sysctlbyname("hw.acpi.battery.life", &capacity, &size_capacity, NULL,0) != 0) {