diff --git a/usr.bin/stat/stat.c b/usr.bin/stat/stat.c
index 0c9ba6801f7..0b63a4067ca 100644
--- a/usr.bin/stat/stat.c
+++ b/usr.bin/stat/stat.c
@@ -619,8 +619,6 @@ format1(const struct stat *st,
 	char *stmp, lfmt[24], tmp[20];
 	const char *sdata;
 	char smode[12], sid[12], path[PATH_MAX + 4];
-	struct passwd *pw;
-	struct group *gr;
 	const struct timespec *tsp;
 	struct timespec ts;
 	struct tm *tm;
@@ -717,9 +715,8 @@ format1(const struct stat *st,
 	case SHOW_st_uid:
 		small = (sizeof(st->st_uid) == 4);
 		data = st->st_uid;
-		if ((pw = getpwuid(st->st_uid)) != NULL)
-			sdata = pw->pw_name;
-		else {
+		sdata = user_from_uid(st->st_uid, 1);
+		if (sdata == NULL) {
 			snprintf(sid, sizeof(sid), "(%ld)", (long)st->st_uid);
 			sdata = sid;
 		}
@@ -731,9 +728,8 @@ format1(const struct stat *st,
 	case SHOW_st_gid:
 		small = (sizeof(st->st_gid) == 4);
 		data = st->st_gid;
-		if ((gr = getgrgid(st->st_gid)) != NULL)
-			sdata = gr->gr_name;
-		else {
+		sdata = group_from_gid(st->st_gid, 1);
+		if (sdata == NULL) {
 			snprintf(sid, sizeof(sid), "(%ld)", (long)st->st_gid);
 			sdata = sid;
 		}