3 files changed, 17 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/hostname-setup.c b/src/core/hostname-setup.c
index 03b5f472a5..e3ea5fe767 100644
--- a/src/core/hostname-setup.c
+++ b/src/core/hostname-setup.c
@@ -151,31 +151,20 @@ int hostname_setup(void) {
 
         r = read_hostname(&b);
         if (r < 0) {
+                hn = NULL;
+
                 if (r == -ENOENT)
                         enoent = true;
                 else
                         log_warning("Failed to read configured hostname: %s", strerror(-r));
-
-                hn = NULL;
         } else
                 hn = b;
 
-        if (!hn) {
-                /* Don't override the hostname if it is unset and not
-                 * explicitly configured */
-
-                char *old_hostname = NULL;
-
-                old_hostname = gethostname_malloc();
-                if (old_hostname) {
-                        bool already_set;
-
-                        already_set = old_hostname[0] != 0;
-                        free(old_hostname);
-
-                        if (already_set)
-                                goto finish;
-                }
+        if (isempty(hn)) {
+                /* Don't override the hostname if it is already set
+                 * and not explicitly configured */
+                if (hostname_is_set())
+                        goto finish;
 
                 if (enoent)
                         log_info("No hostname configured.");
diff --git a/src/shared/util.c b/src/shared/util.c
index ae0ce320ad..0234f3b483 100644
--- a/src/shared/util.c
+++ b/src/shared/util.c
@@ -2949,12 +2949,20 @@ char* gethostname_malloc(void) {
 
         assert_se(uname(&u) >= 0);
 
-        if (u.nodename[0])
+        if (!isempty(u.nodename) && !streq(u.nodename, "(none)"))
                 return strdup(u.nodename);
 
         return strdup(u.sysname);
 }
 
+bool hostname_is_set(void) {
+        struct utsname u;
+
+        assert_se(uname(&u) >= 0);
+
+        return !isempty(u.nodename) && !streq(u.nodename, "(none)");
+}
+
 char* getlogname_malloc(void) {
         uid_t uid;
         long bufsize;
diff --git a/src/shared/util.h b/src/shared/util.h
index 3dce047b40..e727ee7389 100644
--- a/src/shared/util.h
+++ b/src/shared/util.h
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ void rename_process(const char name[8]);
 void sigset_add_many(sigset_t *ss, ...);
 
 char* gethostname_malloc(void);
+bool hostname_is_set(void);
 char* getlogname_malloc(void);
 
 int getttyname_malloc(int fd, char **r);