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+// Flags: --expose-internals
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const { internalBinding } = require('internal/test/binding');
+const cares = internalBinding('cares_wrap');
+const { UV_ENOENT } = internalBinding('uv');
+const dns = require('dns');
+
+// Stub `getnameinfo` to *always* error.
+cares.getnameinfo = () => UV_ENOENT;
+
+assert.throws(
+  () => dns.lookupService('127.0.0.1', 80, common.mustNotCall()),
+  {
+    code: 'ENOENT',
+    message: 'getnameinfo ENOENT 127.0.0.1',
+    syscall: 'getnameinfo'
+  }
+);