diff --git a/src/unix/aix.c b/src/unix/aix.c
index 3af3009a..5aef7d1c 100644
--- a/src/unix/aix.c
+++ b/src/unix/aix.c
@@ -1120,6 +1120,8 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
   struct ifreq *ifr, *p, flg;
   struct in6_ifreq if6;
   struct sockaddr_dl* sa_addr;
+  size_t namelen;
+  char* name;
 
   ifc.ifc_req = NULL;
   sock6fd = -1;
@@ -1156,6 +1158,7 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
 #define ADDR_SIZE(p) MAX((p).sa_len, sizeof(p))
 
   /* Count all up and running ipv4/ipv6 addresses */
+  namelen = 0;
   ifr = ifc.ifc_req;
   while ((char*)ifr < (char*)ifc.ifc_req + ifc.ifc_len) {
     p = ifr;
@@ -1175,6 +1178,7 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
     if (!(flg.ifr_flags & IFF_UP && flg.ifr_flags & IFF_RUNNING))
       continue;
 
+    namelen += strlen(ent->ifa_name) + 1;
     (*count)++;
   }
 
@@ -1182,8 +1186,8 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
     goto cleanup;
 
   /* Alloc the return interface structs */
-  *addresses = uv__calloc(*count, sizeof(**addresses));
-  if (!(*addresses)) {
+  *addresses = uv__calloc(1, *count * sizeof(**addresses) + namelen);
+  if (*addresses == NULL) {
     r = UV_ENOMEM;
     goto cleanup;
   }
@@ -1210,7 +1214,9 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
 
     /* All conditions above must match count loop */
 
-    address->name = uv__strdup(p->ifr_name);
+    namelen = strlen(p->ifr_name) + 1;
+    address->name = memcpy(name, p->ifr_name, namelen);
+    name += namelen;
 
     if (inet6)
       address->address.address6 = *((struct sockaddr_in6*) &p->ifr_addr);
@@ -1282,13 +1288,7 @@ cleanup:
 
 
 void uv_free_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t* addresses,
-  int count) {
-  int i;
-
-  for (i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
-    uv__free(addresses[i].name);
-  }
-
+                                 int count) {
   uv__free(addresses);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/unix/bsd-ifaddrs.c b/src/unix/bsd-ifaddrs.c
index 11ca9559..8d9ebd25 100644
--- a/src/unix/bsd-ifaddrs.c
+++ b/src/unix/bsd-ifaddrs.c
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ static int uv__ifaddr_exclude(struct ifaddrs *ent, int exclude_type) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+/* TODO(bnoordhuis) share with linux.c */
 int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
+  uv_interface_address_t* address;
   struct ifaddrs* addrs;
   struct ifaddrs* ent;
-  uv_interface_address_t* address;
-#if !(defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(__MSYS__)) && !defined(__GNU__)
-  int i;
-#endif
+  size_t namelen;
+  char* name;
 
   *count = 0;
   *addresses = NULL;
@@ -80,9 +80,11 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
     return UV__ERR(errno);
 
   /* Count the number of interfaces */
+  namelen = 0;
   for (ent = addrs; ent != NULL; ent = ent->ifa_next) {
     if (uv__ifaddr_exclude(ent, UV__EXCLUDE_IFADDR))
       continue;
+    namelen += strlen(ent->ifa_name) + 1;
     (*count)++;
   }
 
@@ -92,20 +94,22 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
   }
 
   /* Make sure the memory is initiallized to zero using calloc() */
-  *addresses = uv__calloc(*count, sizeof(**addresses));
-
+  *addresses = uv__calloc(1, *count * sizeof(**addresses) + namelen);
   if (*addresses == NULL) {
     freeifaddrs(addrs);
     return UV_ENOMEM;
   }
 
+  name = (char*) &(*addresses)[*count];
   address = *addresses;
 
   for (ent = addrs; ent != NULL; ent = ent->ifa_next) {
     if (uv__ifaddr_exclude(ent, UV__EXCLUDE_IFADDR))
       continue;
 
-    address->name = uv__strdup(ent->ifa_name);
+    namelen = strlen(ent->ifa_name) + 1;
+    address->name = memcpy(name, ent->ifa_name, namelen);
+    name += namelen;
 
     if (ent->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
       address->address.address6 = *((struct sockaddr_in6*) ent->ifa_addr);
@@ -129,6 +133,8 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
 #if !(defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(__MSYS__)) && !defined(__GNU__)
   /* Fill in physical addresses for each interface */
   for (ent = addrs; ent != NULL; ent = ent->ifa_next) {
+    int i;
+
     if (uv__ifaddr_exclude(ent, UV__EXCLUDE_IFPHYS))
       continue;
 
@@ -151,13 +157,8 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
 }
 
 
+/* TODO(bnoordhuis) share with linux.c */
 void uv_free_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t* addresses,
                                  int count) {
-  int i;
-
-  for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    uv__free(addresses[i].name);
-  }
-
   uv__free(addresses);
 }
diff --git a/src/unix/ibmi.c b/src/unix/ibmi.c
index 837bba6e..fccce8b4 100644
--- a/src/unix/ibmi.c
+++ b/src/unix/ibmi.c
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
     return UV_ENOSYS;
 
   /* The first loop to get the size of the array to be allocated */
+  namelen = 0;
   for (cur = ifap; cur; cur = cur->ifa_next) {
     if (!(cur->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_INET6 ||
           cur->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_INET))
@@ -411,6 +412,7 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
     if (!(cur->ifa_flags & IFF_UP && cur->ifa_flags & IFF_RUNNING))
       continue;
 
+    namelen += strlen(cur->ifa_name) + 1;
     (*count)++;
   }
 
@@ -420,11 +422,13 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
   }
 
   /* Alloc the return interface structs */
-  *addresses = uv__calloc(*count, sizeof(**addresses));
+  *addresses = uv__calloc(1, *count * sizeof(**addresses) + namelen);
   if (*addresses == NULL) {
     Qp2freeifaddrs(ifap);
     return UV_ENOMEM;
   }
+
+  name = (char*) &(*addresses)[*count];
   address = *addresses;
 
   /* The second loop to fill in the array */
@@ -436,7 +440,9 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
     if (!(cur->ifa_flags & IFF_UP && cur->ifa_flags & IFF_RUNNING))
       continue;
 
-    address->name = uv__strdup(cur->ifa_name);
+    namelen = strlen(cur->ifa_name) + 1;
+    address->name = memcpy(name, cur->ifa_name, namelen);
+    name += namelen;
 
     inet6 = (cur->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_INET6);
 
@@ -497,13 +503,8 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
 }
 
 
-void uv_free_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t* addresses, int count) {
-  int i;
-
-  for (i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
-    uv__free(addresses[i].name);
-  }
-
+void uv_free_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t* addresses,
+                                 int count) {
   uv__free(addresses);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/unix/linux.c b/src/unix/linux.c
index 763f5dd5..86c12b4f 100644
--- a/src/unix/linux.c
+++ b/src/unix/linux.c
@@ -1954,11 +1954,15 @@ static int uv__ifaddr_exclude(struct ifaddrs *ent, int exclude_type) {
   return !exclude_type;
 }
 
+/* TODO(bnoordhuis) share with bsd-ifaddrs.c */
 int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
-  struct ifaddrs *addrs, *ent;
   uv_interface_address_t* address;
+  struct sockaddr_ll* sll;
+  struct ifaddrs* addrs;
+  struct ifaddrs* ent;
+  size_t namelen;
+  char* name;
   int i;
-  struct sockaddr_ll *sll;
 
   *count = 0;
   *addresses = NULL;
@@ -1967,10 +1971,12 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
     return UV__ERR(errno);
 
   /* Count the number of interfaces */
+  namelen = 0;
   for (ent = addrs; ent != NULL; ent = ent->ifa_next) {
     if (uv__ifaddr_exclude(ent, UV__EXCLUDE_IFADDR))
       continue;
 
+    namelen += strlen(ent->ifa_name) + 1;
     (*count)++;
   }
 
@@ -1980,19 +1986,22 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
   }
 
   /* Make sure the memory is initiallized to zero using calloc() */
-  *addresses = uv__calloc(*count, sizeof(**addresses));
-  if (!(*addresses)) {
+  *addresses = uv__calloc(1, *count * sizeof(**addresses) + namelen);
+  if (*addresses == NULL) {
     freeifaddrs(addrs);
     return UV_ENOMEM;
   }
 
+  name = (char*) &(*addresses)[*count];
   address = *addresses;
 
   for (ent = addrs; ent != NULL; ent = ent->ifa_next) {
     if (uv__ifaddr_exclude(ent, UV__EXCLUDE_IFADDR))
       continue;
 
-    address->name = uv__strdup(ent->ifa_name);
+    namelen = strlen(ent->ifa_name) + 1;
+    address->name = memcpy(name, ent->ifa_name, namelen);
+    name += namelen;
 
     if (ent->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
       address->address.address6 = *((struct sockaddr_in6*) ent->ifa_addr);
@@ -2036,14 +2045,9 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
 }
 
 
+/* TODO(bnoordhuis) share with bsd-ifaddrs.c */
 void uv_free_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t* addresses,
-  int count) {
-  int i;
-
-  for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    uv__free(addresses[i].name);
-  }
-
+                                 int count) {
   uv__free(addresses);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/unix/sunos.c b/src/unix/sunos.c
index 2d6bae79..84ce52a2 100644
--- a/src/unix/sunos.c
+++ b/src/unix/sunos.c
@@ -826,6 +826,8 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
   uv_interface_address_t* address;
   struct ifaddrs* addrs;
   struct ifaddrs* ent;
+  size_t namelen;
+  char* name;
 
   *count = 0;
   *addresses = NULL;
@@ -834,9 +836,11 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
     return UV__ERR(errno);
 
   /* Count the number of interfaces */
+  namelen = 0;
   for (ent = addrs; ent != NULL; ent = ent->ifa_next) {
     if (uv__ifaddr_exclude(ent))
       continue;
+    namelen += strlen(ent->ifa_name) + 1;
     (*count)++;
   }
 
@@ -845,19 +849,22 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
     return 0;
   }
 
-  *addresses = uv__malloc(*count * sizeof(**addresses));
-  if (!(*addresses)) {
+  *addresses = uv__calloc(1, *count * sizeof(**addresses) + namelen);
+  if (*addresses == NULL) {
     freeifaddrs(addrs);
     return UV_ENOMEM;
   }
 
+  name = (char*) &(*addresses)[*count];
   address = *addresses;
 
   for (ent = addrs; ent != NULL; ent = ent->ifa_next) {
     if (uv__ifaddr_exclude(ent))
       continue;
 
-    address->name = uv__strdup(ent->ifa_name);
+    namelen = strlen(ent->ifa_name) + 1;
+    address->name = memcpy(name, ent->ifa_name, namelen);
+    name += namelen;
 
     if (ent->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
       address->address.address6 = *((struct sockaddr_in6*) ent->ifa_addr);
@@ -885,13 +892,7 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
 #endif  /* SUNOS_NO_IFADDRS */
 
 void uv_free_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t* addresses,
-  int count) {
-  int i;
-
-  for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    uv__free(addresses[i].name);
-  }
-
+                                 int count) {
   uv__free(addresses);
 }