diff --git a/networking/ether-wake.c b/networking/ether-wake.c
index 83ceece80..9ea5c0366 100644
--- a/networking/ether-wake.c
+++ b/networking/ether-wake.c
@@ -240,8 +240,12 @@ static inline void get_dest_addr(const char *hostid, struct ether_addr *eaddr)
 	if (eap) {
 		*eaddr = *eap;
 		bb_debug_msg("The target station address is %s\n\n", ether_ntoa(eaddr));
+#if !defined(__UCLIBC__)
 	} else if (ether_hostton(hostid, eaddr) == 0) {
 		bb_debug_msg("Station address for hostname %s is %s\n\n", hostid, ether_ntoa(eaddr));
+#else
+# warning Need to implement ether_hostton() for uClibc
+#endif
 	} else
 		bb_show_usage();
 }