diff --git a/libc/netbsd/net/getaddrinfo.c b/libc/netbsd/net/getaddrinfo.c
index 6aee69741..6ae6e3e43 100644
--- a/libc/netbsd/net/getaddrinfo.c
+++ b/libc/netbsd/net/getaddrinfo.c
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ android_getaddrinfo_proxy(
 
 	// Send the request.
 	proxy = fdopen(sock, "r+");
-	if (fprintf(proxy, "0 getaddrinfo %s %s %d %d %d %d",
+	if (fprintf(proxy, "getaddrinfo %s %s %d %d %d %d",
 		    hostname == NULL ? "^" : hostname,
 		    servname == NULL ? "^" : servname,
 		    hints == NULL ? -1 : hints->ai_flags,
diff --git a/libc/netbsd/net/getnameinfo.c b/libc/netbsd/net/getnameinfo.c
index 313b2bf36..d3d0011b9 100644
--- a/libc/netbsd/net/getnameinfo.c
+++ b/libc/netbsd/net/getnameinfo.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ android_gethostbyaddr_proxy(struct hostent* hp, const void *addr, socklen_t addr
 	if (addrStr == NULL) {
 		goto exit;
 	}
-	if (fprintf(proxy, "0 gethostbyaddr %s %d %d", addrStr, addrLen, addrFamily) < 0) {
+	if (fprintf(proxy, "gethostbyaddr %s %d %d", addrStr, addrLen, addrFamily) < 0) {
 		goto exit;
 	}