diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index e8b7cc4b0..2910bf8e4 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -1743,6 +1743,28 @@ help:always wipe certain freed memory
 	return !strcasecmp(argv[0], argv[0] + 1) && !strncasecmp(argv[0] + 1, argv[0], 1);
 '''
 		self.Compile(context, text='#include <cstring>', main=main, msg='for strcasecmp', successflags=_successflags)
+	@_custom_test
+	def check_getaddrinfo_present(self,context,_successflags={'CPPDEFINES' : ['DXX_HAVE_GETADDRINFO']}):
+		self.Compile(context, text='''
+#ifdef WIN32
+#ifndef _WIN32_WINNT
+#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0501
+#endif
+#include <winsock2.h>
+#include <ws2tcpip.h>
+#else
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#endif
+''', main='''
+	addrinfo *res = nullptr;
+	const addrinfo *hints = nullptr;
+	int i = getaddrinfo("", "", hints, &res);
+	(void)i;
+	freeaddrinfo(res);
+	return 0;
+''', msg='for getaddrinfo', successflags=_successflags)
 	__preferred_compiler_options = (
 		'-fvisibility=hidden',
 		'-Wsuggest-attribute=noreturn',
diff --git a/similar/main/net_udp.cpp b/similar/main/net_udp.cpp
index bdd3694c4..3cce1d670 100644
--- a/similar/main/net_udp.cpp
+++ b/similar/main/net_udp.cpp
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ public:
 // Resolve address
 int udp_dns_filladdr_t::apply(sockaddr &addr, socklen_t addrlen, int ai_family, const char *host, uint16_t port)
 {
+#ifdef DXX_HAVE_GETADDRINFO
 	// Variables
 	addrinfo hints{};
 	char sPort[6];
@@ -568,6 +569,23 @@ int udp_dns_filladdr_t::apply(sockaddr &addr, socklen_t addrlen, int ai_family,
 	 */
 	
 	// Free memory
+#else
+	sockaddr_in &sai = reinterpret_cast<sockaddr_in &>(addr);
+	if (addrlen < sizeof(sai))
+		return -1;
+	const auto he = gethostbyname(host);
+	if (!he)
+	{
+		con_printf(CON_URGENT, "udp_dns_filladdr (gethostbyname) failed for host %s", host);
+		nm_messagebox(TXT_ERROR, 1, TXT_OK, "Could not resolve IPv4 address\n%s", host);
+		addr.sa_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+		return -1;
+	}
+	sai = {};
+	sai.sin_family = ai_family;
+	sai.sin_port = htons(port);
+	sai.sin_addr = *reinterpret_cast<const in_addr *>(he->h_addr);
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }