--- src/libnet_resolve.c.orig	Tue Aug 20 16:56:01 2002
+++ src/libnet_resolve.c	Tue Aug 20 16:56:01 2002
@@ -218,7 +218,11 @@
    
     if (use_name == LIBNET_RESOLVE)
     {
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__linux__)
         if (!(host_ent = gethostbyname2(host_name, AF_INET6)))
+#else
+        if (!(host_ent = gethostbyname(host_name)) || host_ent->h_addrtype != AF_INET6)
+#endif
         {
             snprintf(l->err_buf, LIBNET_ERRBUF_SIZE,
                     "libnet_name2addr6(): %s", strerror(errno));