1 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/networking/arping.c b/networking/arping.c
index 55b27872b..725b0e4cb 100644
--- a/networking/arping.c
+++ b/networking/arping.c
@@ -305,13 +305,11 @@ int arping_main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
 
         if (!inet_aton(target, &dst)) {
-                struct hostent *hp;
-
-                hp = gethostbyname2(target, AF_INET);
-                if (!hp) {
-                        bb_error_msg_and_die("invalid or unknown target %s", target);
-                }
-                memcpy(&dst, hp->h_addr, 4);
+                len_and_sockaddr *lsa;
+                lsa = host_and_af2sockaddr(target, 0, AF_INET);
+                memcpy(&dst, &lsa->sin.sin_addr.s_addr, 4);
+                if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP)
+                        free(lsa);
         }
 
         if (source && !inet_aton(source, &src)) {