diff --git a/lib/net/hostlist.js b/lib/net/hostlist.js
index 25d9d960..37f852cb 100644
--- a/lib/net/hostlist.js
+++ b/lib/net/hostlist.js
@@ -271,17 +271,12 @@ HostList.prototype.getHost = function getHost() {
  */
 
 HostList.prototype.freshBucket = function freshBucket(entry) {
-  var size = 0;
-  var bw, hash, index;
+  var addr = entry.addr;
+  var src = entry.src;
+  var data, hash, index;
 
-  size += entry.addr.host.length;
-  size += entry.src.host.length;
-
-  bw = new StaticWriter(size);
-  bw.writeString(entry.addr.host, 'ascii');
-  bw.writeString(entry.src.host, 'ascii');
-
-  hash = murmur3(bw.render(), 0xfba4c795);
+  data = util.concat(addr.raw, src.raw);
+  hash = murmur3(data, 0xfba4c795);
   index = hash % this.fresh.length;
 
   return this.fresh[index];
@@ -295,8 +290,8 @@ HostList.prototype.freshBucket = function freshBucket(entry) {
  */
 
 HostList.prototype.usedBucket = function usedBucket(entry) {
-  var data = new Buffer(entry.addr.host, 'ascii');
-  var hash = murmur3(data, 0xfba4c795);
+  var addr = entry.addr;
+  var hash = murmur3(addr.raw, 0xfba4c795);
   var index = hash % this.used.length;
   return this.used[index];
 };