diff --git a/src/network/res_query.c b/src/network/res_query.c
index 2f4da2e2..506dc231 100644
--- a/src/network/res_query.c
+++ b/src/network/res_query.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#define _BSD_SOURCE
 #include <resolv.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
 
@@ -6,7 +7,20 @@ int res_query(const char *name, int class, int type, unsigned char *dest, int le
 	unsigned char q[280];
 	int ql = __res_mkquery(0, name, class, type, 0, 0, 0, q, sizeof q);
 	if (ql < 0) return ql;
-	return __res_send(q, ql, dest, len);
+	int r = __res_send(q, ql, dest, len);
+	if (r<12) {
+		h_errno = TRY_AGAIN;
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if ((dest[3] & 15) == 3) {
+		h_errno = HOST_NOT_FOUND;
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if ((dest[3] & 15) == 0 && !dest[6] && !dest[7]) {
+		h_errno = NO_DATA;
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return r;
 }
 
 weak_alias(res_query, res_search);