diff --git a/hostname.c b/hostname.c
index b192e74..ad6070c 100644
--- a/hostname.c
+++ b/hostname.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ show_name(enum type_t type)
 			break;
 		case ALL_IPS:
 		case ALL_FQDNS: {
-			char buf[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
+			char buf[255];
 			int flags, ret, family, addrlen;
 
 			/* What kind of information do we want from getnameinfo()? */