# HG changeset patch
# User Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
# Date 769385910 0
# Node ID 39fde758aab1a8766526cadb0af70222ce3b4e8f
# Parent  9dcd6b7967194cab3944d1b20b428b01ddd5259e
GNU shell utilities

diff --git a/lib/xgethostname.c b/lib/xgethostname.c
--- a/lib/xgethostname.c
+++ b/lib/xgethostname.c
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@
   int err;
 
   size = INITIAL_HOSTNAME_LENGTH;
+  hostname = xmalloc (size);
   while (1)
     {
-      hostname = xmalloc (size);
       hostname[size - 1] = '\0';
       err = gethostname (hostname, size);
-      if (err || hostname[size - 1] == '\0')
+      if (err == 0 && hostname[size - 1] == '\0')
 	break;
       size *= 2;
       hostname = xrealloc (hostname, size);