diff --git a/examples/sendmail/hostdefs.h b/examples/sendmail/hostdefs.h
index e29df7856..64d37a96d 100644
--- a/examples/sendmail/hostdefs.h
+++ b/examples/sendmail/hostdefs.h
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
 
 #define HTONS(a) htons(a)
 #define HTONL(a) htonl(a)
-#define CONFIG_CPP_HAVE_WARNING   1
-#define CONFIG_HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME 1
+#define CONFIG_CPP_HAVE_WARNING 1
+#define CONFIG_LIBC_NETDB 1
 #define FAR
 
 #define ndbg(...) printf(__VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/examples/wget/hostdefs.h b/examples/wget/hostdefs.h
index e29df7856..64d37a96d 100644
--- a/examples/wget/hostdefs.h
+++ b/examples/wget/hostdefs.h
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
 
 #define HTONS(a) htons(a)
 #define HTONL(a) htonl(a)
-#define CONFIG_CPP_HAVE_WARNING   1
-#define CONFIG_HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME 1
+#define CONFIG_CPP_HAVE_WARNING 1
+#define CONFIG_LIBC_NETDB 1
 #define FAR
 
 #define ndbg(...) printf(__VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/netutils/webclient/webclient.c b/netutils/webclient/webclient.c
index c0541ff8e..b6e223fbc 100644
--- a/netutils/webclient/webclient.c
+++ b/netutils/webclient/webclient.c
@@ -60,19 +60,16 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME
-#  include <netdb.h>
-#else
-#  include <nuttx/net/dnsclient.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 
 #include <nuttx/version.h>
+#include <nuttx/net/dnsclient.h>
+
 #include <apps/netutils/netlib.h>
 #include <apps/netutils/webclient.h>
 
diff --git a/nshlib/nsh_netcmds.c b/nshlib/nsh_netcmds.c
index edd76d206..09da45a4d 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_netcmds.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_netcmds.c
@@ -86,11 +86,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NSH_DHCPC) || defined(CONFIG_NSH_DNS)
-#  ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME
-#    include <netdb.h>
-#  else
-#    include <nuttx/net/dnsclient.h>
-#  endif
+#  include <netdb.h>
+#  include <nuttx/net/dnsclient.h>
 #  include <apps/netutils/dhcpc.h>
 #endif