diff --git a/include/netdb.h b/include/netdb.h
index 0d9cb4e6d872..2da7755decae 100644
--- a/include/netdb.h
+++ b/include/netdb.h
@@ -214,9 +214,7 @@ struct addrinfo {
 #define	NI_NAMEREQD	0x00000004
 #define	NI_NUMERICSERV	0x00000008
 #define	NI_DGRAM	0x00000010
-#if 0 /* obsolete */
-#define NI_WITHSCOPEID	0x00000020
-#endif
+#define	NI_NUMERICSCOPE	0x00000020
 
 /*
  * Scope delimit character
diff --git a/lib/libc/net/getnameinfo.3 b/lib/libc/net/getnameinfo.3
index ff227fd2fc03..9e49eaccf3f1 100644
--- a/lib/libc/net/getnameinfo.3
+++ b/lib/libc/net/getnameinfo.3
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd September 20, 2015
+.Dd July 28, 2016
 .Dt GETNAMEINFO 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ The
 argument is formed by
 .Tn OR Ns 'ing
 the following values:
-.Bl -tag -width "NI_NUMERICHOSTXX"
+.Bl -tag -width "NI_NUMERICSCOPEXX"
 .It Dv NI_NOFQDN
 A fully qualified domain name is not required for local hosts.
 The local part of the fully qualified domain name is returned instead.
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ If the host name is not found and the flag is not set, the
 address is returned in numeric form.
 .It NI_NUMERICSERV
 The service name is returned as a digit string representing the port number.
+.It NI_NUMERICSCOPE
+The scope identifier is returned as a digit string.
 .It NI_DGRAM
 Specifies that the service being looked up is a datagram
 service, and causes
diff --git a/lib/libc/net/getnameinfo.c b/lib/libc/net/getnameinfo.c
index 4b7aecbc6f02..54f232449fc2 100644
--- a/lib/libc/net/getnameinfo.c
+++ b/lib/libc/net/getnameinfo.c
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ ip6_sa2str(const struct sockaddr_in6 *sa6, char *buf, size_t bufsiz, int flags)
 	ifindex = (unsigned int)sa6->sin6_scope_id;
 	a6 = &sa6->sin6_addr;
 
-#ifdef NI_NUMERICSCOPE
 	if ((flags & NI_NUMERICSCOPE) != 0) {
 		n = snprintf(buf, bufsiz, "%u", sa6->sin6_scope_id);
 		if (n < 0 || n >= bufsiz)
@@ -386,7 +385,6 @@ ip6_sa2str(const struct sockaddr_in6 *sa6, char *buf, size_t bufsiz, int flags)
 		else
 			return n;
 	}
-#endif
 
 	/* if_indextoname() does not take buffer size.  not a good api... */
 	if ((IN6_IS_ADDR_LINKLOCAL(a6) || IN6_IS_ADDR_MC_LINKLOCAL(a6) ||