diff --git a/scripts/mkcompile_h b/scripts/mkcompile_h
index 06c1e9e3bc38..d3b35c21c1f3 100755
--- a/scripts/mkcompile_h
+++ b/scripts/mkcompile_h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ else
 	LINUX_COMPILE_BY=$KBUILD_BUILD_USER
 fi
 if test -z "$KBUILD_BUILD_HOST"; then
-	LINUX_COMPILE_HOST=`hostname`
+	LINUX_COMPILE_HOST=`uname -n`
 else
 	LINUX_COMPILE_HOST=$KBUILD_BUILD_HOST
 fi