diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_SystemStats.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_SystemStats.cpp
index 28ad6cc30b..d9a84082c9 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_SystemStats.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_SystemStats.cpp
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ String SystemStats::getComputerName()
 {
     TCHAR text[128] = { 0 };
     auto len = (DWORD) numElementsInArray (text) - 1;
-    GetComputerName (text, &len);
+    GetComputerNameEx (ComputerNamePhysicalDnsHostname, text, &len);
     return String (text, len);
 }