--- a/src/nss.c
+++ b/src/nss.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
             if (af == AF_INET6 && ipv6_func)
                 ipv6_func((ipv6_address_t*)data, &u);
         } else
-            status = NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+            status = NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
 #ifdef HONOUR_SEARCH_DOMAINS