diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b7ad1451247..efeb156b9fb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1276,8 +1276,7 @@ checksum = "e712f64ec3850b98572bffac52e2c6f282b29fe6c5fa6d42334b30be438d95c1"
 [[package]]
 name = "hostname"
 version = "0.4.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "617aaa3557aef3810a6369d0a99fac8a080891b68bd9f9812a1eeda0c0730cbd"
+source = "git+https://github.com/xtqqczze/djc-hostname.git?branch=target-aix#79b3e480f43a286cf493e45471e43546ab534f6b"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "libc",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7ce0a2c10be..703b17e87f5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -708,3 +708,6 @@ strip = true
 inherits = "release"
 panic = "unwind"
 debug = true
+
+[patch.crates-io]
+hostname = { git = "https://github.com/xtqqczze/djc-hostname.git", branch = "target-aix" }
diff --git a/src/uu/hostname/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/hostname/Cargo.toml
index 36420593c29..a97c59f9a29 100644
--- a/src/uu/hostname/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/hostname/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ path = "src/hostname.rs"
 test = false
 doctest = false
 
-[target.'cfg(any(all(unix, not(any(target_os = "aix", target_os = "redox"))), windows))'.dependencies]
+[target.'cfg(any(all(unix, not(target_os = "redox")), windows))'.dependencies]
 clap = { workspace = true }
 hostname = { workspace = true, features = ["set"] }
 uucore = { workspace = true, features = ["wide"] }
diff --git a/src/uu/hostname/benches/hostname_bench.rs b/src/uu/hostname/benches/hostname_bench.rs
index 9946d7a10fa..861d0a8e643 100644
--- a/src/uu/hostname/benches/hostname_bench.rs
+++ b/src/uu/hostname/benches/hostname_bench.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 //!
 //! Without NSS_WRAPPER, the benchmark tests with the system's real /etc/hosts.
 
-#![cfg(any(all(unix, not(any(target_os = "aix", target_os = "redox"))), windows))]
+#![cfg(any(all(unix, not(target_os = "redox")), windows))]
 
 use divan::{Bencher, black_box};
 use std::io::Write;
diff --git a/src/uu/hostname/src/hostname.rs b/src/uu/hostname/src/hostname.rs
index da1adeb58ac..edc90ea0627 100644
--- a/src/uu/hostname/src/hostname.rs
+++ b/src/uu/hostname/src/hostname.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 // spell-checker:ignore hashset Addrs addrs
 
-#![cfg(any(all(unix, not(any(target_os = "aix", target_os = "redox"))), windows))]
+#![cfg(any(all(unix, not(target_os = "redox")), windows))]
 
 use std::io::{Write, stdout};
 use std::net::ToSocketAddrs;