diff --git a/include/aliases.h b/include/aliases.h
index db82588630..2c7756efe8 100644
--- a/include/aliases.h
+++ b/include/aliases.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef _ALIASES_H
-#include <inet/aliases.h>
+#include <nss/aliases.h>
 
 # ifndef _ISOMAC
 
diff --git a/inet/Makefile b/inet/Makefile
index 9db7f941c6..bd3dc58322 100644
--- a/inet/Makefile
+++ b/inet/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ include ../Makeconfig
 
 headers := \
   $(wildcard arpa/*.h protocols/*.h) \
-  aliases.h \
   bits/in.h \
   ifaddrs.h \
   netinet/ether.h \
@@ -49,10 +48,6 @@ routines := \
   ether_ntoa \
   ether_ntoa_r \
   ether_ntoh \
-  getaliasent \
-  getaliasent_r \
-  getaliasname \
-  getaliasname_r \
   gethstbyad \
   gethstbyad_r \
   gethstbynm \
@@ -176,8 +171,6 @@ CFLAGS-getnetbyad_r.c += -fexceptions
 CFLAGS-getnetbyad.c += -fexceptions
 CFLAGS-getnetent_r.c += -fexceptions
 CFLAGS-getnetent.c += -fexceptions
-CFLAGS-getaliasent_r.c += -fexceptions
-CFLAGS-getaliasent.c += -fexceptions
 CFLAGS-getrpcent_r.c += -fexceptions
 CFLAGS-getrpcent.c += -fexceptions
 CFLAGS-getservent_r.c += -fexceptions
diff --git a/inet/Versions b/inet/Versions
index 84cbe847cd..e6d1e6f1ba 100644
--- a/inet/Versions
+++ b/inet/Versions
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ libc {
     ether_ntoa_r; ether_ntohost;
 
     # g*
-    getaliasbyname; getaliasbyname_r; getaliasent; getaliasent_r;
     getdomainname; gethostbyaddr; gethostbyaddr_r; gethostbyname;
     gethostbyname2; gethostbyname2_r; gethostbyname_r; gethostent;
     gethostent_r; getnetbyaddr; getnetbyaddr_r; getnetbyname;
diff --git a/nss/Makefile b/nss/Makefile
index 84cf62af2b..2dfa7ebef9 100644
--- a/nss/Makefile
+++ b/nss/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ subdir	:= nss
 include ../Makeconfig
 
 headers := \
+  aliases.h \
   grp.h \
   gshadow.h \
   nss.h \
@@ -54,6 +55,19 @@ routines = \
   valid_list_field \
   # routines
 
+# alias routines:
+routines += \
+  getaliasent \
+  getaliasent_r \
+  getaliasname \
+  getaliasname_r \
+  # routines
+
+ifeq ($(have-thread-library),yes)
+CFLAGS-getaliasent_r.c += -fexceptions
+CFLAGS-getaliasent.c += -fexceptions
+endif
+
 # grp routines:
 routines += \
   fgetgrent \
diff --git a/nss/Versions b/nss/Versions
index 632af25be4..5d1b1dac3d 100644
--- a/nss/Versions
+++ b/nss/Versions
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ libc {
     fgetspent; fgetspent_r;
 
     # g*
+    getaliasbyname; getaliasbyname_r; getaliasent; getaliasent_r;
     getgrent; getgrent_r; getgrgid; getgrgid_r; getgrnam; getgrnam_r;
     getgroups;
     getpw; getpwent; getpwent_r; getpwnam; getpwnam_r; getpwuid; getpwuid_r;
diff --git a/inet/aliases.h b/nss/aliases.h
similarity index 100%
rename from inet/aliases.h
rename to nss/aliases.h
diff --git a/inet/getaliasent.c b/nss/getaliasent.c
similarity index 100%
rename from inet/getaliasent.c
rename to nss/getaliasent.c
diff --git a/inet/getaliasent_r.c b/nss/getaliasent_r.c
similarity index 100%
rename from inet/getaliasent_r.c
rename to nss/getaliasent_r.c
diff --git a/inet/getaliasname.c b/nss/getaliasname.c
similarity index 100%
rename from inet/getaliasname.c
rename to nss/getaliasname.c
diff --git a/inet/getaliasname_r.c b/nss/getaliasname_r.c
similarity index 100%
rename from inet/getaliasname_r.c
rename to nss/getaliasname_r.c