diff --git a/include/netdb.h b/include/netdb.h
index d096c781..3af065e2 100644
--- a/include/netdb.h
+++ b/include/netdb.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct addrinfo {
 #define EAI_NONAME     -2
 #define EAI_AGAIN      -3
 #define EAI_FAIL       -4
+#define EAI_NODATA     -5
 #define EAI_FAMILY     -6
 #define EAI_SOCKTYPE   -7
 #define EAI_SERVICE    -8
diff --git a/src/network/gai_strerror.c b/src/network/gai_strerror.c
index 9596580e..56b71503 100644
--- a/src/network/gai_strerror.c
+++ b/src/network/gai_strerror.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ static const char msgs[] =
 	"Name does not resolve\0"
 	"Try again\0"
 	"Non-recoverable error\0"
-	"Unknown error\0"
+	"Name has no usable address\0"
 	"Unrecognized address family or invalid length\0"
 	"Unrecognized socket type\0"
 	"Unrecognized service\0"
diff --git a/src/network/getaddrinfo.c b/src/network/getaddrinfo.c
index 9df045f6..64ad259a 100644
--- a/src/network/getaddrinfo.c
+++ b/src/network/getaddrinfo.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ int getaddrinfo(const char *restrict host, const char *restrict serv, const stru
 	char canon[256], *outcanon;
 	int nservs, naddrs, nais, canon_len, i, j, k;
 	int family = AF_UNSPEC, flags = 0, proto = 0, socktype = 0;
+	int no_family = 0;
 	struct aibuf *out;
 
 	if (!host && !serv) return EAI_NONAME;
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ int getaddrinfo(const char *restrict host, const char *restrict serv, const stru
 			default:
 				return EAI_SYSTEM;
 			}
-			if (family == tf[i]) return EAI_NONAME;
+			if (family == tf[i]) no_family = 1;
 			family = tf[1-i];
 		}
 	}
@@ -93,6 +94,8 @@ int getaddrinfo(const char *restrict host, const char *restrict serv, const stru
 	naddrs = __lookup_name(addrs, canon, host, family, flags);
 	if (naddrs < 0) return naddrs;
 
+	if (no_family) return EAI_NODATA;
+
 	nais = nservs * naddrs;
 	canon_len = strlen(canon);
 	out = calloc(1, nais * sizeof(*out) + canon_len + 1);
diff --git a/src/network/gethostbyname2_r.c b/src/network/gethostbyname2_r.c
index c9f3acc4..a5eb67fe 100644
--- a/src/network/gethostbyname2_r.c
+++ b/src/network/gethostbyname2_r.c
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ int gethostbyname2_r(const char *name, int af,
 	case EAI_NONAME:
 		*err = HOST_NOT_FOUND;
 		return 0;
+	case EAI_NODATA:
+		*err = NO_DATA;
+		return 0;
 	case EAI_AGAIN:
 		*err = TRY_AGAIN;
 		return EAGAIN;
diff --git a/src/network/lookup_ipliteral.c b/src/network/lookup_ipliteral.c
index 2fddab73..1e766206 100644
--- a/src/network/lookup_ipliteral.c
+++ b/src/network/lookup_ipliteral.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ int __lookup_ipliteral(struct address buf[static 1], const char *name, int famil
 	struct in6_addr a6;
 	if (__inet_aton(name, &a4) > 0) {
 		if (family == AF_INET6) /* wrong family */
-			return EAI_NONAME;
+			return EAI_NODATA;
 		memcpy(&buf[0].addr, &a4, sizeof a4);
 		buf[0].family = AF_INET;
 		buf[0].scopeid = 0;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int __lookup_ipliteral(struct address buf[static 1], const char *name, int famil
 	if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, name, &a6) <= 0)
 		return 0;
 	if (family == AF_INET) /* wrong family */
-		return EAI_NONAME;
+		return EAI_NODATA;
 
 	memcpy(&buf[0].addr, &a6, sizeof a6);
 	buf[0].family = AF_INET6;
diff --git a/src/network/lookup_name.c b/src/network/lookup_name.c
index bec6ba22..37d481f9 100644
--- a/src/network/lookup_name.c
+++ b/src/network/lookup_name.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static int name_from_hosts(struct address buf[static MAXADDRS], char canon[stati
 		case 0:
 			continue;
 		default:
-			badfam = EAI_NONAME;
+			badfam = EAI_NODATA;
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static int name_from_dns(struct address buf[static MAXADDRS], char canon[static
 		__dns_parse(abuf[i], alens[i], dns_parse_callback, &ctx);
 
 	if (ctx.cnt) return ctx.cnt;
-	return EAI_NONAME;
+	return EAI_NODATA;
 }
 
 static int name_from_dns_search(struct address buf[static MAXADDRS], char canon[static 256], const char *name, int family)