diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Net.NameResolution/src/System/Net/Dns.cs b/src/libraries/System.Net.NameResolution/src/System/Net/Dns.cs
index 23332952ab10ac..3cd51782f02367 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Net.NameResolution/src/System/Net/Dns.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Net.NameResolution/src/System/Net/Dns.cs
@@ -687,8 +687,8 @@ private static Task GetHostEntryOrAddressesCoreAsync(string hostName, bool justR
 
             object asyncState;
 
-            // See if it's an IP Address.
-            if (NameResolutionPal.SupportsGetNameInfo && IPAddress.TryParse(hostName, out IPAddress? ipAddress))
+            // See if it's an IP Address. Returning the parsed IP doesn't need a reverse lookup, so it doesn't require getnameinfo support.
+            if ((justReturnParsedIp || NameResolutionPal.SupportsGetNameInfo) && IPAddress.TryParse(hostName, out IPAddress? ipAddress))
             {
                 if (throwOnIIPAny && (ipAddress.Equals(IPAddress.Any) || ipAddress.Equals(IPAddress.IPv6Any)))
                 {