diff --git a/deps/c-ares/ares_parse_a_reply.c b/deps/c-ares/ares_parse_a_reply.c
index 86112d75be9..72fd060d748 100644
--- a/deps/c-ares/ares_parse_a_reply.c
+++ b/deps/c-ares/ares_parse_a_reply.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ int ares_parse_a_reply(const unsigned char *abuf, int alen,
         }
     }
 
-  if (status == ARES_SUCCESS && naddrs == 0)
+  if (status == ARES_SUCCESS && naddrs == 0 && naliases == 0)
     status = ARES_ENODATA;
   if (status == ARES_SUCCESS)
     {