diff --git a/libc/netbsd/gethnamaddr.c b/libc/netbsd/gethnamaddr.c
index 1ab987e..04b1f54 100644
--- a/libc/netbsd/gethnamaddr.c
+++ b/libc/netbsd/gethnamaddr.c
@@ -756,8 +756,7 @@
 
 	/* This is writing to system/netd/DnsProxyListener.cpp and changes
 	 * here need to be matched there */
-	if (fprintf(proxy, "gethostbyname %d %s %s %d",
-			getpid(),
+	if (fprintf(proxy, "gethostbyname %s %s %d",
 			iface == NULL ? "^" : iface,
 			name == NULL ? "^" : name,
 			af) < 0) {
@@ -791,8 +790,8 @@
 	const char * addrStr = inet_ntop(af, addr, buf, sizeof(buf));
 	if (addrStr == NULL) goto exit;
 
-	if (fprintf(proxy, "gethostbyaddr %s %d %d %d %s",
-			addrStr, len, af, getpid(), iface == NULL ? "^" : iface) < 0) {
+	if (fprintf(proxy, "gethostbyaddr %s %d %d %s",
+			addrStr, len, af, iface == NULL ? "^" : iface) < 0) {
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
diff --git a/libc/netbsd/net/getaddrinfo.c b/libc/netbsd/net/getaddrinfo.c
index aed6b94..896055d 100644
--- a/libc/netbsd/net/getaddrinfo.c
+++ b/libc/netbsd/net/getaddrinfo.c
@@ -446,15 +446,14 @@
 
 	// Send the request.
 	proxy = fdopen(sock, "r+");
-	if (fprintf(proxy, "getaddrinfo %s %s %d %d %d %d %s %d",
+	if (fprintf(proxy, "getaddrinfo %s %s %d %d %d %d %s",
 		    hostname == NULL ? "^" : hostname,
 		    servname == NULL ? "^" : servname,
 		    hints == NULL ? -1 : hints->ai_flags,
 		    hints == NULL ? -1 : hints->ai_family,
 		    hints == NULL ? -1 : hints->ai_socktype,
 		    hints == NULL ? -1 : hints->ai_protocol,
-		    iface == NULL ? "^" : iface,
-		    getpid()) < 0) {
+		    iface == NULL ? "^" : iface) < 0) {
 		goto exit;
 	}
 	// literal NULL byte at end, required by FrameworkListener