diff --git a/lib/libc/net/recv.c b/lib/libc/net/recv.c
index c8230d683b9..f71d4780bb7 100644
--- a/lib/libc/net/recv.c
+++ b/lib/libc/net/recv.c
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@ static char sccsid[] = "@(#)recv.c	8.2 (Berkeley) 2/21/94";
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
-#include "namespace.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
 #include <stddef.h>
-#include "un-namespace.h"
 
 ssize_t
 recv(s, buf, len, flags)
@@ -46,5 +44,9 @@ recv(s, buf, len, flags)
 	size_t len;
 	void *buf;
 {
-	return (_recvfrom(s, buf, len, flags, NULL, 0));
+	/*
+	 * POSIX says recv() shall be a cancellation point, so call the
+	 * cancellation-enabled recvfrom() and not _recvfrom().
+	 */
+	return (recvfrom(s, buf, len, flags, NULL, 0));
 }
diff --git a/lib/libc/net/send.c b/lib/libc/net/send.c
index 101b0ceb45f..93cdfda1753 100644
--- a/lib/libc/net/send.c
+++ b/lib/libc/net/send.c
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@ static char sccsid[] = "@(#)send.c	8.2 (Berkeley) 2/21/94";
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
-#include "namespace.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
 #include <stddef.h>
-#include "un-namespace.h"
 
 ssize_t
 send(s, msg, len, flags)
@@ -46,5 +44,9 @@ send(s, msg, len, flags)
 	size_t len;
 	const void *msg;
 {
-	return (_sendto(s, msg, len, flags, NULL, 0));
+	/*
+	 * POSIX says send() shall be a cancellation point, so call the
+	 * cancellation-enabled sendto() and not _sendto().
+	 */
+	return (sendto(s, msg, len, flags, NULL, 0));
 }