diff --git a/wp-includes/pluggable-functions.php b/wp-includes/pluggable-functions.php
index f9fe9fa649..77011a2320 100644
--- a/wp-includes/pluggable-functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/pluggable-functions.php
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ function wp_notify_postauthor($comment_id, $comment_type='') {
 
 	if ('' == $user->user_email) return false; // If there's no email to send the comment to
 
-	$comment_author_domain = gethostbyaddr($comment->comment_author_IP);
+	$comment_author_domain = @gethostbyaddr($comment->comment_author_IP);
 
 	$blogname = get_settings('blogname');
 	
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ function wp_notify_moderator($comment_id) {
 	$comment = $wpdb->get_row("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_ID='$comment_id' LIMIT 1");
 	$post = $wpdb->get_row("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE ID='$comment->comment_post_ID' LIMIT 1");
 
-	$comment_author_domain = gethostbyaddr($comment->comment_author_IP);
+	$comment_author_domain = @gethostbyaddr($comment->comment_author_IP);
 	$comments_waiting = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT count(comment_ID) FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_approved = '0'");
 
 	$notify_message  = sprintf( __('A new comment on the post #%1$s "%2$s" is waiting for your approval'), $post->ID, $post->post_title ) . "\r\n";