diff --git a/nameserv.c b/nameserv.c
index 9162478..81d1af2 100644
--- a/nameserv.c
+++ b/nameserv.c
@@ -52,9 +52,22 @@ DNS_Name2IPAddress(const char *name, IPAddr *ip_addrs, int max_addrs)
 {
   struct addrinfo hints, *res, *ai;
   int i, result;
+  IPAddr ip;
 
   max_addrs = MIN(max_addrs, DNS_MAX_ADDRESSES);
 
+  for (i = 0; i < max_addrs; i++)
+    ip_addrs[i].family = IPADDR_UNSPEC;
+
+  /* Avoid calling getaddrinfo() if the name is an IP address */
+  if (UTI_StringToIP(name, &ip)) {
+    if (address_family != IPADDR_UNSPEC && ip.family != address_family)
+      return DNS_Failure;
+    if (max_addrs >= 1)
+      ip_addrs[0] = ip;
+    return DNS_Success;
+  }
+
   memset(&hints, 0, sizeof (hints));
 
   switch (address_family) {
@@ -106,9 +119,6 @@ DNS_Name2IPAddress(const char *name, IPAddr *ip_addrs, int max_addrs)
     }
   }
 
-  for (; i < max_addrs; i++)
-        ip_addrs[i].family = IPADDR_UNSPEC;
-
   freeaddrinfo(res);
 
   return !max_addrs || ip_addrs[0].family != IPADDR_UNSPEC ? DNS_Success : DNS_Failure;