diff -up ntp-4.2.4p4/ntpd/ntp_config.c.resinit ntp-4.2.4p4/ntpd/ntp_config.c
--- ntp-4.2.4p4/ntpd/ntp_config.c.resinit	2008-07-28 12:17:43.000000000 +0200
+++ ntp-4.2.4p4/ntpd/ntp_config.c	2008-07-28 12:18:56.000000000 +0200
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <ntp_random.h>
 #include <isc/net.h>
 #include <isc/result.h>
+#include <resolv.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
@@ -2256,6 +2257,8 @@ getnetnum(
 				? ", ignored"
 				: "");
 #endif
+		if (retval == EAI_AGAIN)
+			res_init();
 		if (retval == 0 && 
 		    ptr->ai_family == AF_INET6 && 
 		    isc_net_probeipv6() != ISC_R_SUCCESS) 
diff -up ntp-4.2.4p4/ntpd/ntp_intres.c.resinit ntp-4.2.4p4/ntpd/ntp_intres.c
--- ntp-4.2.4p4/ntpd/ntp_intres.c.resinit	2007-01-23 10:05:57.000000000 +0100
+++ ntp-4.2.4p4/ntpd/ntp_intres.c	2008-07-28 12:17:43.000000000 +0200
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 /**/
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <resolv.h>
 /**/
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_PARAM_H
 # include <sys/param.h>		/* MAXHOSTNAMELEN (often) */
@@ -545,6 +546,7 @@ findhostaddr(
 		switch (error)
 		{
 		case EAI_AGAIN:
+			res_init();
 			return (1);
 		case EAI_NONAME:
 #ifndef FORCE_DNSRETRY