diff --git a/man/systemd.network.xml b/man/systemd.network.xml
index dbf074b8d92..d0bd0c57d45 100644
--- a/man/systemd.network.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.network.xml
@@ -1935,18 +1935,12 @@ IPv6Token=prefixstable:2002:da8:1::</programlisting></para>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><varname>UseDNS=</varname></term>
           <term><varname>UseNTP=</varname></term>
+          <term><varname>UseHostname=</varname></term>
           <listitem>
             <para>As in the [DHCPv4] section.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
 
-        <varlistentry>
-          <term><varname>UseFQDN=</varname></term>
-          <listitem>
-            <para>Equivalent of <varname>UseHostname=</varname> in the [DHCPv4] section.</para>
-          </listitem>
-        </varlistentry>
-
         <varlistentry>
           <term><varname>RouteMetric=</varname></term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
index b36efd811c4..72bb46b1865 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
@@ -1076,9 +1076,10 @@ static int dhcp6_address_acquired(Link *link) {
                         return r;
         }
 
-        if (link->network->dhcp6_use_fqdn) {
+        if (link->network->dhcp6_use_hostname) {
                 const char *dhcpname = NULL;
                 _cleanup_free_ char *hostname = NULL;
+
                 (void) sd_dhcp6_lease_get_fqdn(link->dhcp6_lease, &dhcpname);
 
                 if (dhcpname) {
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-network-gperf.gperf b/src/network/networkd-network-gperf.gperf
index 348c27d4e1b..60ac30fbce6 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-network-gperf.gperf
+++ b/src/network/networkd-network-gperf.gperf
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ DHCPv4.RouteMTUBytes,                        config_parse_mtu,
 DHCPv4.FallbackLeaseLifetimeSec,             config_parse_dhcp_fallback_lease_lifetime,                0,                             0
 DHCPv6.UseAddress,                           config_parse_bool,                                        0,                             offsetof(Network, dhcp6_use_address)
 DHCPv6.UseDNS,                               config_parse_dhcp_use_dns,                                0,                             0
-DHCPv6.UseFQDN,                              config_parse_bool,                                        0,                             offsetof(Network, dhcp6_use_fqdn)
+DHCPv6.UseHostname,                          config_parse_bool,                                        0,                             offsetof(Network, dhcp6_use_hostname)
 DHCPv6.UseNTP,                               config_parse_dhcp_use_ntp,                                0,                             0
 DHCPv6.RapidCommit,                          config_parse_bool,                                        0,                             offsetof(Network, dhcp6_rapid_commit)
 DHCPv6.MUDURL,                               config_parse_dhcp6_mud_url,                               0,                             0
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-network.c b/src/network/networkd-network.c
index 609170e1cae..4f0dfe469f0 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-network.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-network.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ int network_load_one(Manager *manager, OrderedHashmap **networks, const char *fi
 
                 .dhcp6_use_address = true,
                 .dhcp6_use_dns = true,
-                .dhcp6_use_fqdn = true,
+                .dhcp6_use_hostname = true,
                 .dhcp6_use_ntp = true,
                 .dhcp6_rapid_commit = true,
                 .dhcp6_route_metric = DHCP_ROUTE_METRIC,
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-network.h b/src/network/networkd-network.h
index fc3d5a8a7f9..48419c27fec 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-network.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-network.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ struct Network {
         bool dhcp6_use_address;
         bool dhcp6_use_dns;
         bool dhcp6_use_dns_set;
-        bool dhcp6_use_fqdn;
+        bool dhcp6_use_hostname;
         bool dhcp6_use_ntp;
         bool dhcp6_use_ntp_set;
         bool dhcp6_rapid_commit;
diff --git a/test/fuzz/fuzz-network-parser/directives.network b/test/fuzz/fuzz-network-parser/directives.network
index c8fb0565a45..d20fb78f153 100644
--- a/test/fuzz/fuzz-network-parser/directives.network
+++ b/test/fuzz/fuzz-network-parser/directives.network
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ FallbackLeaseLifetimeSec=
 UseAddress=
 UseNTP=
 UseDNS=
-UseFQDN=
+UseHostname=
 RapidCommit=
 ForceDHCPv6PDOtherInformation=
 PrefixDelegationHint=