diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-transaction.c b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-transaction.c
index 608decd3ac8..bbbc6377a81 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-transaction.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-transaction.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int dns_transaction_open_tcp(DnsTransaction *t) {
                         if (r == 0)
                                 return -EINVAL;
                         if (family != t->scope->family)
-                                return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+                                return -ESRCH;
 
                         fd = dns_scope_tcp_socket(t->scope, family, &address, LLMNR_PORT, NULL);
                 }