diff --git a/libc/bionic/gethostname.cpp b/libc/bionic/gethostname.cpp
index 962fea1..b780a2f 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/gethostname.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/gethostname.cpp
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 int gethostname(char* buf, size_t n) {
-  struct utsname name;
-  if (uname(&name) == -1) {
-    return -1;
-  }
+  utsname name = {};
+  uname(&name);
 
   size_t name_length = static_cast<size_t>(strlen(name.nodename) + 1);
   if (name_length > n) {