diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.c b/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.c
index a8d6112ae..f90546e00 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.c
@@ -443,13 +443,21 @@ void nsock_proxy_ev_dispatch(nsock_pool nspool, nsock_event nsevent, void *udata
   }
 }
 
-int proxy_resolve(const char *host, struct sockaddr *addr, size_t *addrlen) {
+int proxy_resolve(const char *host, struct sockaddr *addr, size_t *addrlen, int ai_family) {
+  struct addrinfo hints;
   struct addrinfo *res;
   int rc;
 
-  rc = getaddrinfo(host, NULL, NULL, &res);
-  if (rc)
+  memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));
+  hints.ai_family = ai_family;
+  /* All proxy types are TCP-only at the moment */
+  hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+
+  rc = getaddrinfo(host, NULL, &hints, &res);
+  if (rc) {
+    nsock_log_info("getaddrinfo error: %s", gai_strerror(rc));
     return -abs(rc);
+  }
 
   *addr = *res->ai_addr;
   *addrlen = res->ai_addrlen;
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.h b/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.h
index ff29d8540..50e26a4a3 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.h
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_proxy.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ struct proxy_spec {
 
 
 /* ------------------- UTIL FUNCTIONS ------------------- */
-int proxy_resolve(const char *host, struct sockaddr *addr, size_t *addrlen);
+int proxy_resolve(const char *host, struct sockaddr *addr, size_t *addrlen, int ai_family);
 
 static inline struct proxy_node *proxy_ctx_node_next(struct proxy_chain_context *ctx) {
   gh_lnode_t *next;
diff --git a/nsock/src/proxy_http.c b/nsock/src/proxy_http.c
index 3c6826c0b..bcdb1dfd1 100644
--- a/nsock/src/proxy_http.c
+++ b/nsock/src/proxy_http.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static int proxy_http_node_new(struct proxy_node **node, const struct uri *uri)
   proxy = (struct proxy_node *)safe_zalloc(sizeof(struct proxy_node));
   proxy->spec = &ProxySpecHttp;
 
-  rc = proxy_resolve(uri->host, (struct sockaddr *)&proxy->ss, &proxy->sslen);
+  rc = proxy_resolve(uri->host, (struct sockaddr *)&proxy->ss, &proxy->sslen, AF_UNSPEC);
   if (rc < 0) {
     free(proxy);
     *node = NULL;
diff --git a/nsock/src/proxy_socks4.c b/nsock/src/proxy_socks4.c
index 9efc47f30..4c9f492f8 100644
--- a/nsock/src/proxy_socks4.c
+++ b/nsock/src/proxy_socks4.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static int proxy_socks4_node_new(struct proxy_node **node, const struct uri *uri
   proxy = (struct proxy_node *)safe_zalloc(sizeof(struct proxy_node));
   proxy->spec = &ProxySpecSocks4;
 
-  rc = proxy_resolve(uri->host, (struct sockaddr *)&proxy->ss, &proxy->sslen);
+  rc = proxy_resolve(uri->host, (struct sockaddr *)&proxy->ss, &proxy->sslen, AF_INET);
   if (rc < 0)
     goto err_out;