diff --git a/inet/getnameinfo.c b/inet/getnameinfo.c
index 2d2397e7dc..acf1538a37 100644
--- a/inet/getnameinfo.c
+++ b/inet/getnameinfo.c
@@ -83,94 +83,95 @@ libc_freeres_ptr (static char *domain);
    now ignored.  */
 #define DEPRECATED_NI_IDN 192
 
-static void
+static bool
 nrl_domainname_core (struct scratch_buffer *tmpbuf)
 {
   char *c;
   struct hostent *h, th;
   int herror;
 
-  while (__gethostbyname_r ("localhost", &th,
-			    tmpbuf->data, tmpbuf->length,
+  while (__gethostbyname_r ("localhost", &th, tmpbuf->data, tmpbuf->length,
 			    &h, &herror))
     {
       if (herror == NETDB_INTERNAL && errno == ERANGE)
 	{
 	  if (!scratch_buffer_grow (tmpbuf))
-	    return;
+	    return false;
 	}
       else
 	break;
     }
 
   if (h != NULL && (c = strchr (h->h_name, '.')) != NULL)
-    domain = __strdup (++c);
-  else
     {
-      /* The name contains no domain information.  Use the name
-	 now to get more information.  */
-      while (__gethostname (tmpbuf->data, tmpbuf->length))
-	if (!scratch_buffer_grow (tmpbuf))
-	  return;
-
-      if ((c = strchr (tmpbuf->data, '.')) != NULL)
-	domain = __strdup (++c);
-      else
-	{
-	  /* We need to preserve the hostname.  */
-	  size_t hstnamelen = strlen (tmpbuf->data) + 1;
-	  while (__gethostbyname_r (tmpbuf->data, &th,
-				    tmpbuf->data + hstnamelen,
-				    tmpbuf->length - hstnamelen,
-				    &h, &herror))
-	    {
-	      if (herror == NETDB_INTERNAL && errno == ERANGE)
-		{
-		  if (!scratch_buffer_grow_preserve (tmpbuf))
-		    return;
-		}
-	      else
-		break;
-	    }
+      domain = __strdup (++c);
+      return domain != NULL;
+    }
 
-	  if (h != NULL && (c = strchr(h->h_name, '.')) != NULL)
-	    domain = __strdup (++c);
-	  else
-	    {
-	      struct in_addr in_addr;
+  /* The name contains no domain information.  Use the name
+     now to get more information.  */
+  while (__gethostname (tmpbuf->data, tmpbuf->length))
+    if (!scratch_buffer_grow (tmpbuf))
+      return false;
 
-	      in_addr.s_addr = htonl (INADDR_LOOPBACK);
+  if ((c = strchr (tmpbuf->data, '.')) != NULL)
+    {
+      domain = __strdup (++c);
+      return domain != NULL;
+    }
 
-	      while (__gethostbyaddr_r ((const char *) &in_addr,
-					sizeof (struct in_addr),
-					AF_INET, &th,
-					tmpbuf->data,
-					tmpbuf->length,
-					&h, &herror))
-		{
-		  if (herror == NETDB_INTERNAL && errno == ERANGE)
-		    {
-		      if (!scratch_buffer_grow (tmpbuf))
-			return;
-		    }
-		  else
-		    break;
-		}
+  /* We need to preserve the hostname.  */
+  size_t hstnamelen = strlen (tmpbuf->data) + 1;
+  while (__gethostbyname_r (tmpbuf->data, &th, tmpbuf->data + hstnamelen,
+			    tmpbuf->length - hstnamelen, &h, &herror))
+    {
+      if (herror == NETDB_INTERNAL && errno == ERANGE)
+	{
+	  if (!scratch_buffer_grow_preserve (tmpbuf))
+	    return false;
+	}
+      else
+	break;
+    }
 
-	      if (h != NULL && (c = strchr (h->h_name, '.')) != NULL)
-		domain = __strdup (++c);
-	    }
+  if (h != NULL && (c = strchr(h->h_name, '.')) != NULL)
+    {
+      domain = __strdup (++c);
+      return domain != NULL;
+    }
+
+  struct in_addr in_addr = { .s_addr = htonl (INADDR_LOOPBACK) };
+
+  while (__gethostbyaddr_r ((const char *) &in_addr, sizeof (struct in_addr),
+			    AF_INET, &th, tmpbuf->data, tmpbuf->length, &h,
+			    &herror))
+    {
+      if (herror == NETDB_INTERNAL && errno == ERANGE)
+	{
+	  if (!scratch_buffer_grow (tmpbuf))
+	    return false;
 	}
+      else
+	break;
+    }
+
+  if (h != NULL && (c = strchr (h->h_name, '.')) != NULL)
+    {
+      domain = __strdup (++c);
+      return domain != NULL;
     }
+  return true;
 }
 
-static char *
+static bool
 nrl_domainname (void)
 {
   static int not_first;
 
   if (__glibc_likely (atomic_load_acquire (&not_first) != 0))
-    return domain;
+    return true;
+
+  int r = true;
 
   __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, lock);
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
@@ -180,16 +181,15 @@ nrl_domainname (void)
       struct scratch_buffer tmpbuf;
       scratch_buffer_init (&tmpbuf);
 
-      nrl_domainname_core (&tmpbuf);
+      if ((r = nrl_domainname_core (&tmpbuf)))
+	atomic_store_release (&not_first, 1);
 
       scratch_buffer_free (&tmpbuf);
-
-      atomic_store_release (&not_first, 1);
     }
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
-  return domain;
+  return r;
 };
 
 /* Copy a string to a destination buffer with length checking.  Return
@@ -285,13 +285,17 @@ gni_host_inet_name (struct scratch_buffer *tmpbuf,
 
   if (h)
     {
-      char *c;
-      if ((flags & NI_NOFQDN)
-	  && (c = nrl_domainname ())
-	  && (c = strstr (h->h_name, c))
-	  && (c != h->h_name) && (*(--c) == '.'))
-	/* Terminate the string after the prefix.  */
-	*c = '\0';
+      if (flags & NI_NOFQDN)
+	{
+	  if (!nrl_domainname ())
+	    return EAI_MEMORY;
+
+	  char *c = domain;
+	  if (c != NULL && (c = strstr (h->h_name, c))
+	       && (c != h->h_name) && (*(--c) == '.'))
+	    /* Terminate the string after the prefix.  */
+	    *c = '\0';
+	}
 
       /* If requested, convert from the IDN format.  */
       bool do_idn = flags & NI_IDN;
