diff --git a/nscd/nscd_getpw_r.c b/nscd/nscd_getpw_r.c
index 8ce1009fe0..97a752fa48 100644
--- a/nscd/nscd_getpw_r.c
+++ b/nscd/nscd_getpw_r.c
@@ -29,23 +29,21 @@
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <not-cancel.h>
 #include <_itoa.h>
+#include <nss/nss_generic.h>
 
 #include "nscd-client.h"
 #include "nscd-dbtype.h"
 #include "nscd_proto.h"
 
-static int nscd_getpw_r (const char *key, size_t keylen, request_type type,
-			 struct passwd *resultbuf, char *buffer,
-			 size_t buflen, struct passwd **result);
+static int nscd_getpw_r (enum nss_lookup_type lt, const void *key,
+			 struct passwd *resultbuf, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
+			 struct passwd **result);
 
 int
 __nscd_getpwnam_r (const char *name, struct passwd *resultbuf, char *buffer,
 		   size_t buflen, struct passwd **result)
 {
-  if (name == NULL)
-    return -1;
-
-  return nscd_getpw_r (name, strlen (name) + 1, GETPWBYNAME, resultbuf,
+  return nscd_getpw_r (nss_lookup_getpwnam, name, resultbuf,
 		       buffer, buflen, result);
 }
 
@@ -53,155 +51,30 @@ int
 __nscd_getpwuid_r (uid_t uid, struct passwd *resultbuf, char *buffer,
 		   size_t buflen, struct passwd **result)
 {
-  char buf[3 * sizeof (uid_t)];
-  buf[sizeof (buf) - 1] = '\0';
-  char *cp = _itoa_word (uid, buf + sizeof (buf) - 1, 10, 0);
-
-  return nscd_getpw_r (cp, buf + sizeof (buf) - cp, GETPWBYUID, resultbuf,
+  return nscd_getpw_r (nss_lookup_getpwuid, &uid, resultbuf,
 		       buffer, buflen, result);
 }
 
 
 static int
-nscd_getpw_r (const char *key, size_t keylen, request_type type,
+nscd_getpw_r (enum nss_lookup_type lt, const void *key,
 	      struct passwd *resultbuf, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
 	      struct passwd **result)
 {
-  int gc_cycle;
-  int nretries = 0;
-
-  /* If the mapping is available, try to search there instead of
-     communicating with the nscd.  */
-  struct mapped_database *map = __nscd_get_map_ref (pwddb, &gc_cycle);
-
- retry:;
-  const char *pw_name = NULL;
-  int retval = -1;
-  const char *recend = (const char *) ~UINTMAX_C (0);
-  pw_response_header pw_resp;
-
-  if (map != NULL)
+  void *result1;
+  bool ok = __nscd_generic_get (lt, key, &result1);
+  if (ok)
     {
-      struct datahead *found = __nscd_cache_search (type, key, keylen, map,
-						    sizeof pw_resp);
-      if (found != NULL)
+      if (result1 == NULL)
 	{
-	  pw_name = (const char *) (&found->data[0].pwdata + 1);
-	  pw_resp = found->data[0].pwdata;
-	  recend = (const char *) found->data + found->recsize;
-	  /* Now check if we can trust pw_resp fields.  If GC is
-	     in progress, it can contain anything.  */
-	  if (map->head->gc_cycle != gc_cycle)
-	    {
-	      retval = -2;
-	      goto out;
-	    }
+	  *result = NULL;
+	  return 0;
 	}
+      int ret = __nss_generic_copy (lt, result1, resultbuf, buffer, buflen);
+      free (result1);
+      if (ret == 0)
+	*result = resultbuf;
+      return ret;
     }
-
-  int sock = -1;
-  if (pw_name == NULL)
-    {
-      sock = __nscd_open_socket (key, keylen, type, &pw_resp,
-				 sizeof (pw_resp));
-      if (sock == -1)
-	{
-	  __nscd_defer_database (pwddb);
-	  goto out;
-	}
-    }
-
-  /* No value found so far.  */
-  *result = NULL;
-
-  if (__glibc_unlikely (pw_resp.found == -1))
-    {
-      /* The daemon does not cache this database.  */
-      __nscd_defer_database (pwddb);
-      goto out_close;
-    }
-
-  if (pw_resp.found == 1)
-    {
-      /* Set the information we already have.  */
-      resultbuf->pw_uid = pw_resp.pw_uid;
-      resultbuf->pw_gid = pw_resp.pw_gid;
-
-      char *p = buffer;
-      /* get pw_name */
-      resultbuf->pw_name = p;
-      p += pw_resp.pw_name_len;
-      /* get pw_passwd */
-      resultbuf->pw_passwd = p;
-      p += pw_resp.pw_passwd_len;
-      /* get pw_gecos */
-      resultbuf->pw_gecos = p;
-      p += pw_resp.pw_gecos_len;
-      /* get pw_dir */
-      resultbuf->pw_dir = p;
-      p += pw_resp.pw_dir_len;
-      /* get pw_pshell */
-      resultbuf->pw_shell = p;
-      p += pw_resp.pw_shell_len;
-
-      ssize_t total = p - buffer;
-      if (__glibc_unlikely (pw_name + total > recend))
-	goto out_close;
-      if (__glibc_unlikely (buflen < total))
-	{
-	  __set_errno (ERANGE);
-	  retval = ERANGE;
-	  goto out_close;
-	}
-
-      retval = 0;
-      if (pw_name == NULL)
-	{
-	  ssize_t nbytes = __readall (sock, buffer, total);
-
-	  if (__glibc_unlikely (nbytes != total))
-	    {
-	      /* The `errno' to some value != ERANGE.  */
-	      __set_errno (ENOENT);
-	      retval = ENOENT;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    *result = resultbuf;
-	}
-      else
-	{
-	  /* Copy the various strings.  */
-	  memcpy (resultbuf->pw_name, pw_name, total);
-
-	  /* Try to detect corrupt databases.  */
-	  if (resultbuf->pw_name[pw_resp.pw_name_len - 1] != '\0'
-	      || resultbuf->pw_passwd[pw_resp.pw_passwd_len - 1] != '\0'
-	      || resultbuf->pw_gecos[pw_resp.pw_gecos_len - 1] != '\0'
-	      || resultbuf->pw_dir[pw_resp.pw_dir_len - 1] != '\0'
-	      || resultbuf->pw_shell[pw_resp.pw_shell_len - 1] != '\0')
-	    {
-	      /* We cannot use the database.  */
-	      retval = map->head->gc_cycle != gc_cycle ? -2 : -1;
-	      goto out_close;
-	    }
-
-	  *result = resultbuf;
-	}
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      /* Set errno to 0 to indicate no error, just no found record.  */
-      __set_errno (0);
-      /* Even though we have not found anything, the result is zero.  */
-      retval = 0;
-    }
-
- out_close:
-  if (sock != -1)
-    __close_nocancel_nostatus (sock);
- out:
-  if (__nscd_map_ref_retry_or_drop (&map, &gc_cycle, &nretries, retval))
-    goto retry;
-
-  return retval;
+  return -1;
 }