diff --git a/ncat/ncat_core.c b/ncat/ncat_core.c

index 21eca9e..c45a04e 100644

--- a/ncat/ncat_core.c

+++ b/ncat/ncat_core.c

@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ int resolve(const char *hostname, unsigned short port,

     int result;

     flags = 0;

+    flags |= AI_ADDRCONFIG;

     if (o.nodns)

         flags |= AI_NUMERICHOST;