2 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/util-linux/nfsmount.c b/util-linux/nfsmount.c
index a62df3272..90cf9fb1b 100644
--- a/util-linux/nfsmount.c
+++ b/util-linux/nfsmount.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ int nfsmount(const char *spec, const char *node, int *flags,
 #endif
         {
                 if ((hp = gethostbyname(hostname)) == NULL) {
-                        error_msg("can't get address for %s", hostname);
+                        herror_msg("%s", hostname);
                         goto fail;
                 } else {
                         if (hp->h_length > sizeof(struct in_addr)) {
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ int nfsmount(const char *spec, const char *node, int *flags,
             mount_server_addr.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(hostname);
           } else {
                   if ((hp = gethostbyname(mounthost)) == NULL) {
-                          error_msg("can't get address for %s", hostname);
+                          herror_msg("%s", mounthost);
                           goto fail;
                   } else {
                           if (hp->h_length > sizeof(struct in_addr)) {
diff --git a/util-linux/rdate.c b/util-linux/rdate.c
index ead1e7c7d..8deb35d14 100644
--- a/util-linux/rdate.c
+++ b/util-linux/rdate.c
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ static time_t askremotedate(const char *host)
         unsigned long int nett, localt;
         int fd;
 
-        if (!(h = gethostbyname(host)))         /* get the IP addr */
-                perror_msg_and_die("%s", host);
+        h = xgethostbyname(host);         /* get the IP addr */
 
         if ((tserv = getservbyname("time", "tcp")) == NULL)   /* find port # */
                 perror_msg_and_die("%s", "time");