return counter;
 }
 
+static char *get_client_ipaddr_name(const struct sockaddr *caller)
+{
+       char buf[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN + 1];
+
+       buf[0] = '$';
+       host_ntop(caller, buf + 1, sizeof(buf) - 1);
+       return strdup(buf);
+}
+
 static char *
 get_client_hostname(const struct sockaddr *caller, struct addrinfo *ai,
                enum auth_error *error)
 {
-       char buf[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
        char *n;
 
        if (use_ipaddr)
-               return strdup(host_ntop(caller, buf, sizeof(buf)));
+               return get_client_ipaddr_name(caller);
        n = client_compose(ai);
        *error = unknown_host;
        if (!n)
 
 bool client_matches(nfs_export *exp, char *dom, struct addrinfo *ai)
 {
-       if (use_ipaddr)
+       if (is_ipaddr_client(dom))
                return ipaddr_client_matches(exp, ai);
        return namelist_client_matches(exp, dom);
 }
 
        struct addrinfo *ret;
        struct addrinfo *tmp;
 
+       dom++; /* skip initial "$" */
+
        tmp = host_pton(dom);
        if (tmp == NULL)
                return NULL;
 
        auth_reload();
 
-       if (use_ipaddr) {
+       if (is_ipaddr_client(dom)) {
                ai = lookup_client_addr(dom);
                if (!ai)
                        goto out;
                                next_exp = exp->m_next;
                        }
 
-                       if (!use_ipaddr && !namelist_client_matches(exp, dom))
+                       if (!is_ipaddr_client(dom)
+                                       && !namelist_client_matches(exp, dom))
                                continue;
                        if (exp->m_export.e_mountpoint &&
                            !is_mountpoint(exp->m_export.e_mountpoint[0]?
 
                        if (!match_fsid(&parsed, exp, path))
                                continue;
-                       if (use_ipaddr && !ipaddr_client_matches(exp, ai))
+                       if (is_ipaddr_client(dom)
+                                       && !ipaddr_client_matches(exp, ai))
                                continue;
                        if (!found || subexport(&exp->m_export, found)) {
                                found = &exp->m_export;
 
        auth_reload();
 
-       if (use_ipaddr) {
+       if (is_ipaddr_client(dom)) {
                ai = lookup_client_addr(dom);
                if (!ai)
                        goto out;
 
 bool namelist_client_matches(nfs_export *exp, char *dom);
 bool client_matches(nfs_export *exp, char *dom, struct addrinfo *ai);
 
+static inline bool is_ipaddr_client(char *dom)
+{
+       return dom[0] == '$';
+}
+
 #endif /* MOUNTD_H */