diff --git a/basis/io/sockets/sockets.factor b/basis/io/sockets/sockets.factor
index 51e5979c2f..0a7287fc53 100644
--- a/basis/io/sockets/sockets.factor
+++ b/basis/io/sockets/sockets.factor
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ C: <inet> inet
 
 M: string resolve-host
     f prepare-addrinfo f void* <ref> [
-        getaddrinfo 0 or [
+        getaddrinfo [
             dup addrinfo-error-string addrinfo-error
         ] unless-zero
     ] keep void* deref addrinfo memory>struct