diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b8b88bb01..aef3982d1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -310,10 +310,20 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([accept4], [
     AC_DEFINE([NN_HAVE_ACCEPT4])
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_GNU_SOURCE"
 ])
+
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([getaddrinfo_a], [anl], [
     AC_DEFINE([NN_HAVE_GETADDRINFO_A])
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_GNU_SOURCE"
 ])
+# Allow the use of getaddrinfo_a to be disabled.
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([getaddrinfo_a],
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-getaddrinfo_a], [Use getaddrinfo_a if available [default=yes]])
+)
+AS_IF([test x"$enable_getaddrinfo_a" == "xno"], [
+    AC_DEFINE([NN_DISABLE_GETADDRINFO_A])
+])
+
+
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([socketpair], [], [
     AC_DEFINE([NN_HAVE_SOCKETPAIR])
 ])
diff --git a/src/transports/utils/dns.c b/src/transports/utils/dns.c
index 806dcc371..af42e5519 100644
--- a/src/transports/utils/dns.c
+++ b/src/transports/utils/dns.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int nn_dns_check_hostname (const char *name, size_t namelen)
     }
 }
 
-#if defined NN_HAVE_GETADDRINFO_A
+#if defined NN_HAVE_GETADDRINFO_A && !defined NN_DISABLE_GETADDRINFO_A
 #include "dns_getaddrinfo_a.inc"
 #else
 #include "dns_getaddrinfo.inc"
diff --git a/src/transports/utils/dns.h b/src/transports/utils/dns.h
index 4db6149e0..d7ae270dd 100644
--- a/src/transports/utils/dns.h
+++ b/src/transports/utils/dns.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ int nn_dns_check_hostname (const char *name, size_t namelen);
 #define NN_DNS_DONE 1
 #define NN_DNS_STOPPED 2
 
-#if defined NN_HAVE_GETADDRINFO_A
+#if defined NN_HAVE_GETADDRINFO_A && !defined NN_DISABLE_GETADDRINFO_A
 #include "dns_getaddrinfo_a.h"
 #else
 #include "dns_getaddrinfo.h"