--- a/support/export/hostname.c
+++ b/support/export/hostname.c
@@ -350,7 +350,9 @@ host_numeric_addrinfo(const struct socka
 
 	/*
 	 * getaddrinfo(AI_NUMERICHOST) never fills in ai_canonname
+	 * ...well, it does on uclibc.
 	 */
+#ifndef __UCLIBC__
 	if (ai != NULL) {
 		free(ai->ai_canonname);		/* just in case */
 		ai->ai_canonname = strdup(buf);
@@ -359,6 +361,7 @@ host_numeric_addrinfo(const struct socka
 			ai = NULL;
 		}
 	}
+#endif
 
 	return ai;
 }