diff --git a/src/inet.c b/src/inet.c
index 5bc6364..b28852b 100644
--- a/src/inet.c
+++ b/src/inet.c
@@ -176,9 +176,24 @@ static int inet_global_getaddrinfo(lua_State *L)
     }
     lua_newtable(L);
     for (iterator = resolved; iterator; iterator = iterator->ai_next) {
-        char hbuf[NI_MAXHOST], sbuf[NI_MAXSERV];
-        getnameinfo(iterator->ai_addr, (socklen_t) iterator->ai_addrlen, hbuf, 
-            (socklen_t) sizeof(hbuf), sbuf, 0, NI_NUMERICHOST);
+        char hbuf[NI_MAXHOST]
+#ifndef _WINDOWS
+        ,sbuf[NI_MAXSERV]
+#endif
+        ;
+        ret = getnameinfo(iterator->ai_addr, (socklen_t) iterator->ai_addrlen, hbuf, 
+            (socklen_t) sizeof(hbuf), 
+#ifdef _WINDOWS
+            NULL, 0,
+#else
+            sbuf, 0, 
+#endif
+            NI_NUMERICHOST);
+        if(ret){
+          lua_pushnil(L);
+          lua_pushstring(L, socket_gaistrerror(ret));
+          return 2;
+        }
         lua_pushnumber(L, i);
         lua_newtable(L);
         switch (iterator->ai_family) {
diff --git a/test/test_getaddrinfo.lua b/test/test_getaddrinfo.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b52ff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_getaddrinfo.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+local socket = require "socket"
+local addresses = assert(socket.dns.getaddrinfo("localhost"))
+assert(type(addresses) == 'table')
+
+local ipv4mask = "^%d%d?%d?%.%d%d?%d?%.%d%d?%d?%.%d%d?%d?$"
+
+for i, alt in ipairs(addresses) do
+  if alt.family == 'inet' then
+    assert(type(alt.addr) == 'string')
+    assert(alt.addr:find(ipv4mask))
+    assert(alt.addr == '127.0.0.1')
+  end
+end
+
+print("done!")