1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ident.c b/ident.c
index c0364fe3a1..bea871c8e0 100644
--- a/ident.c
+++ b/ident.c
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ static int canonical_name(const char *host, struct strbuf *out)
 
 static void add_domainname(struct strbuf *out, int *is_bogus)
 {
-	char buf[1024];
+	char buf[HOST_NAME_MAX + 1];
 
-	if (gethostname(buf, sizeof(buf))) {
+	if (xgethostname(buf, sizeof(buf))) {
 		warning_errno("cannot get host name");
 		strbuf_addstr(out, "(none)");
 		*is_bogus = 1;