diff --git a/libs/libc/netdb/lib_getaddrinfo.c b/libs/libc/netdb/lib_getaddrinfo.c
index 797006617f0..88c348240ae 100644
--- a/libs/libc/netdb/lib_getaddrinfo.c
+++ b/libs/libc/netdb/lib_getaddrinfo.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ int getaddrinfo(FAR const char *hostname, FAR const char *servname,
           prev_ai = ai;
         }
 
-      return OK;
+      return (*res != NULL) ? OK : EAI_FAMILY;
     }
 
   return h_errno;