diff --git a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/NfsFileSystem.java b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/NfsFileSystem.java
index 0198d937..76ce418d 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/NfsFileSystem.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/NfsFileSystem.java
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package net.hyperic.sigar;
 
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
+
 public class NfsFileSystem extends FileSystem {
 
     private static native boolean ping(String hostname);
@@ -11,7 +14,16 @@ public class NfsFileSystem extends FileSystem {
             String dev = getDevName();
             int ix = dev.indexOf(":");
             if (ix != -1) {
-                this.hostname = dev.substring(0, ix);
+                String host = dev.substring(0, ix);
+                InetAddress addr;
+                //try converting to ip in java land to take
+                //advantage of InetAddress' lookup cache.
+                try {
+                    addr = InetAddress.getByName(host);
+                    this.hostname = addr.getHostAddress();
+                } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
+                    this.hostname = host;
+                }
             }
         }
         return this.hostname;