--- libc/inet/resolv.c.orig	2011-06-08 21:35:20.000000000 +0200
+++ libc/inet/resolv.c	2011-06-21 18:28:47.846848363 +0200
@@ -2529,7 +2529,7 @@
 int gethostent_r(struct hostent *result_buf, char *buf, size_t buflen,
 	struct hostent **result, int *h_errnop)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = HOST_NOT_FOUND;
 
 	__UCLIBC_MUTEX_LOCK(mylock);
 	if (hostp == NULL) {
