diff --git a/lib/dns_uv.js b/lib/dns_uv.js
index 60562f80325..587b9a8488e 100644
--- a/lib/dns_uv.js
+++ b/lib/dns_uv.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function familyToSym(family) {
   switch (family) {
     case 4: return cares.AF_INET;
     case 6: return cares.AF_INET6;
-    default: return cares.AF_UNSPEC;
+    default: return cares.AF_INET;
   }
 }