diff --git a/src/network/gethostbyaddr_r.c b/src/network/gethostbyaddr_r.c
index 0f1e61a..ceaf393 100644
--- a/src/network/gethostbyaddr_r.c
+++ b/src/network/gethostbyaddr_r.c
@@ -54,10 +54,11 @@
 	case EAI_OVERFLOW:
 		return ERANGE;
 	default:
-	case EAI_MEMORY:
-	case EAI_SYSTEM:
 	case EAI_FAIL:
 		*err = NO_RECOVERY;
+		return EBADMSG;
+	case EAI_SYSTEM:
+		*err = NO_RECOVERY;
 		return errno;
 	case 0:
 		break;