diff --git a/contrib/telnet/telnet/commands.c b/contrib/telnet/telnet/commands.c
index fa5319983aec..f0372a0a5856 100644
--- a/contrib/telnet/telnet/commands.c
+++ b/contrib/telnet/telnet/commands.c
@@ -2238,7 +2238,6 @@ tn(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     if (src_addr != NULL) {
 	memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));
-	hints.ai_flags = AI_NUMERICHOST;
 	hints.ai_family = family;
 	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
 	error = getaddrinfo(src_addr, 0, &hints, &src_res);
diff --git a/crypto/telnet/telnet/commands.c b/crypto/telnet/telnet/commands.c
index fa5319983aec..f0372a0a5856 100644
--- a/crypto/telnet/telnet/commands.c
+++ b/crypto/telnet/telnet/commands.c
@@ -2238,7 +2238,6 @@ tn(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     if (src_addr != NULL) {
 	memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));
-	hints.ai_flags = AI_NUMERICHOST;
 	hints.ai_family = family;
 	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
 	error = getaddrinfo(src_addr, 0, &hints, &src_res);