diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/Makefile b/usr.bin/netstat/Makefile
index 7f88c3bfef64..c0a19a7c1671 100644
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ CFLAGS+=-DIPSEC
 #.PATH:	${.CURDIR}/../../sys/netiso
 BINGRP=	kmem
 BINMODE=2555
-DPADD=	${LIBKVM} ${LIBIPX} ${LIBNETGRAPH}
-LDADD=	-lkvm -lipx -lnetgraph
+DPADD=	${LIBKVM} ${LIBIPX} ${LIBNETGRAPH} ${LIBUTIL}
+LDADD=	-lkvm -lipx -lnetgraph -lutil
 CFLAGS+=-DINET6 -DIPSEC
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/inet.c b/usr.bin/netstat/inet.c
index a2c2259e90db..b2e3c3e6f9c5 100644
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/inet.c
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/inet.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <err.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <libutil.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -716,7 +717,7 @@ inetname(inp)
 	struct in_addr *inp;
 {
 	register char *cp;
-	static char line[MAXHOSTNAMELEN + 1];
+	static char line[MAXHOSTNAMELEN];
 	struct hostent *hp;
 	struct netent *np;
 
@@ -734,7 +735,7 @@ inetname(inp)
 			hp = gethostbyaddr((char *)inp, sizeof (*inp), AF_INET);
 			if (hp) {
 				cp = hp->h_name;
-				trimdomain(cp);
+				trimdomain(cp, strlen(cp));
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/inet6.c b/usr.bin/netstat/inet6.c
index 6fbb39ad07b3..0dd9e4e62f8d 100644
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/inet6.c
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/inet6.c
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ inet6name(in6p)
 	register char *cp;
 	static char line[50];
 	struct hostent *hp;
-	static char domain[MAXHOSTNAMELEN + 1];
+	static char domain[MAXHOSTNAMELEN];
 	static int first = 1;
 
 	if (first && !nflag) {
diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/main.c b/usr.bin/netstat/main.c
index 9c128aad4fdf..5c23f3c3548a 100644
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/main.c
@@ -702,33 +702,3 @@ usage()
 "       netstat [-M core] [-N system] [-p protocol]");
 	exit(1);
 }
-
-void
-trimdomain(cp)
-	char *cp;
-{
-	static char domain[MAXHOSTNAMELEN + 1];
-	static int first = 1;
-	char *s;
-
-	if (first) {
-		first = 0;
-		if (gethostname(domain, MAXHOSTNAMELEN) == 0 &&
-		    (s = strchr(domain, '.')))
-			(void) strcpy(domain, s + 1);
-		else
-			domain[0] = 0;
-	}
-
-	if (domain[0]) {
-		while ((cp = strchr(cp, '.'))) {
-			if (!strcasecmp(cp + 1, domain)) {
-				*cp = 0;	/* hit it */
-				break;
-			} else {
-				cp++;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/netstat.h b/usr.bin/netstat/netstat.h
index 70bfbf0c6471..6886549f4bdd 100644
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/netstat.h
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/netstat.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ int	af;		/* address family */
 int	kread __P((u_long addr, char *buf, int size));
 char	*plural __P((int));
 char	*plurales __P((int));
-void	trimdomain __P((char *));
 
 void	protopr __P((u_long, char *, int));
 void	tcp_stats __P((u_long, char *));
diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/route.c b/usr.bin/netstat/route.c
index 0a52e56d4f1d..e10d07a0e9ce 100644
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/route.c
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/route.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <libutil.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -637,7 +638,7 @@ routename(in)
 	u_long in;
 {
 	register char *cp;
-	static char line[MAXHOSTNAMELEN + 1];
+	static char line[MAXHOSTNAMELEN];
 	struct hostent *hp;
 
 	cp = 0;
@@ -646,7 +647,7 @@ routename(in)
 			AF_INET);
 		if (hp) {
 			cp = hp->h_name;
-			trimdomain(cp);
+			trimdomain(cp, strlen(cp));
 		}
 	}
 	if (cp) {
@@ -715,7 +716,7 @@ netname(in, mask)
 	u_long in, mask;
 {
 	char *cp = 0;
-	static char line[MAXHOSTNAMELEN + 1];
+	static char line[MAXHOSTNAMELEN];
 	struct netent *np = 0;
 	u_long net, omask, dmask;
 	register u_long i;
@@ -729,7 +730,7 @@ netname(in, mask)
 			np = getnetbyaddr(net, AF_INET);
 		if (np) {
 			cp = np->n_name;
-			trimdomain(cp);
+			trimdomain(cp, strlen(cp));
 		}
 	}
 	if (cp)
@@ -753,7 +754,7 @@ netname6(sa6, mask)
 	struct sockaddr_in6 *sa6;
 	struct in6_addr *mask;
 {
-	static char line[MAXHOSTNAMELEN + 1];
+	static char line[MAXHOSTNAMELEN];
 	u_char *p = (u_char *)mask;
 	u_char *lim;
 	int masklen, illegal = 0, flag = NI_WITHSCOPEID;
@@ -816,7 +817,7 @@ char *
 routename6(sa6)
 	struct sockaddr_in6 *sa6;
 {
-	static char line[MAXHOSTNAMELEN + 1];
+	static char line[MAXHOSTNAMELEN];
 	int flag = NI_WITHSCOPEID;
 	/* use local variable for safety */
 	struct sockaddr_in6 sa6_local = {AF_INET6, sizeof(sa6_local),};