diff --git a/src/nss-myhostname/nss-myhostname.c b/src/nss-myhostname/nss-myhostname.c
index 1b340e11d4..ed417306f0 100644
--- a/src/nss-myhostname/nss-myhostname.c
+++ b/src/nss-myhostname/nss-myhostname.c
@@ -346,9 +346,10 @@ enum nss_status _nss_myhostname_gethostbyname3_r(
                 return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
         }
 
+        if (af == AF_INET6 && !socket_ipv6_is_enabled())
+                goto not_found;
+
         if (is_localhost(name)) {
-                if (af == AF_INET6 && !socket_ipv6_is_enabled())
-                        goto not_found;
 
                 canonical = "localhost";
                 local_address_ipv4 = htobe32(INADDR_LOOPBACK);