diff --git a/lib/libc/net/gethostnamadr.c b/lib/libc/net/gethostnamadr.c
index 896098262692..cbb7d7439f0f 100644
--- a/lib/libc/net/gethostnamadr.c
+++ b/lib/libc/net/gethostnamadr.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 static char sccsid[] = "From: @(#)gethostnamadr.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93";
 /*static char rcsid[] = "From: Id: gethnamaddr.c,v 4.9.1.1 1993/05/02 22:43:03 vixie Rel ";*/
 static const char rcsid[] =
-  "$Id: gethostnamadr.c,v 1.2 1994/08/09 20:23:14 wollman Exp $";
+  "$Id: gethostnamadr.c,v 1.3 1994/08/09 22:44:12 wollman Exp $";
 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ gethostbyaddr(const char *addr, int len, int type)
 			hp = _gethtbyaddr(addr, len, type);
 			break;
 		      case SERVICE_BIND:
-			hp = _getdnsbyname(addr, len, type);
+			hp = _getdnsbyaddr(addr, len, type);
 			break;
 		      case SERVICE_NIS:
 #ifdef YP