diff --git a/src/env-inl.h b/src/env-inl.h
index a8fcc586034..a53e6626893 100644
--- a/src/env-inl.h
+++ b/src/env-inl.h
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ inline Environment::Environment(v8::Local<v8::Context> context)
   v8::HandleScope handle_scope(isolate());
   set_binding_cache_object(v8::Object::New());
   set_module_load_list_array(v8::Array::New());
+  RB_INIT(&cares_task_list_);
 }
 
 inline Environment::~Environment() {
diff --git a/test/simple/test-dns-regress-6244.js b/test/simple/test-dns-regress-6244.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca2957926e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/simple/test-dns-regress-6244.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
+// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
+// following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
+// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+var common = require('../common');
+var dns = require('dns');
+
+// Should not segfault, see #6244.
+dns.resolve4('127.0.0.1', common.mustCall(function() { }));