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diff --git a/lib/Sys/Hostname.pm b/lib/Sys/Hostname.pm
index 2c40361b51..d527e4525f 100644
--- a/lib/Sys/Hostname.pm
+++ b/lib/Sys/Hostname.pm
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ sub hostname {
if ($^O eq 'VMS') {
# method 2 - no sockets ==> return DECnet node name
- eval {gethostbyname('me')};
+ eval {my($test) = gethostbyname('me')}; # returns 'me' on most systems
if ($@) { return $host = $ENV{'SYS$NODE'}; }
# method 3 - has someone else done the job already? It's common for the