diff --git a/distbuild/worker_build_scheduler.py b/distbuild/worker_build_scheduler.py
index 6cda597..581aa0d 100644
--- a/distbuild/worker_build_scheduler.py
+++ b/distbuild/worker_build_scheduler.py
@@ -378,8 +378,7 @@ class WorkerConnection(distbuild.StateMachine):
         self._debug_json = False

         addr, port = self._conn.getpeername()
-        name = socket.getfqdn(addr)
-        self._worker_name = '%s:%s' % (name, port)
+        self._worker_name = '%s:%s' % (addr, port)

     def name(self):
         return self._worker_name