diff --git a/libc/sys/utsname/uname.cpp b/libc/sys/utsname/uname.cpp
index e88cc7fb..0e8d5c47 100644
--- a/libc/sys/utsname/uname.cpp
+++ b/libc/sys/utsname/uname.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ extern "C" int uname(struct utsname* name)
 	strlcpy(name->processor, processor, sizeof(name->processor));
 	strlcpy(name->hwplatform, hwplatform, sizeof(name->hwplatform));
 	strlcpy(name->opsysname, opsysname, sizeof(name->opsysname));
-	strlcpy(name->domainname, "(none)", sizeof(name->domainname));
+	if ( getdomainname(name->domainname, sizeof(name->domainname)) < 0 )
+		strlcpy(name->domainname, "unknown", sizeof(name->domainname));
 	return 0;
 }