diff --git a/usr.sbin/mountd/mountd.c b/usr.sbin/mountd/mountd.c
index 1a10e9dc1c60..03a084dec033 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/mountd/mountd.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/mountd/mountd.c
@@ -1026,8 +1026,13 @@ mntsrv(struct svc_req *rqstp, SVCXPRT *transp)
 		syslog(LOG_ERR, "request from unknown address family");
 		return;
 	}
-	lookup_failed = getnameinfo(saddr, saddr->sa_len, host, sizeof host, 
-	    NULL, 0, 0);
+	switch (rqstp->rq_proc) {
+	case MOUNTPROC_MNT:
+	case MOUNTPROC_UMNT:
+	case MOUNTPROC_UMNTALL:
+		lookup_failed = getnameinfo(saddr, saddr->sa_len, host,
+		    sizeof host, NULL, 0, 0);
+	}
 	getnameinfo(saddr, saddr->sa_len, numerichost,
 	    sizeof numerichost, NULL, 0, NI_NUMERICHOST);
 	switch (rqstp->rq_proc) {