See https://github.com/joyent/node/issues/8540 diff -u -r ../node-v0.12.3/lib/net.js ./lib/net.js --- ../node-v0.12.3/lib/net.js 2015-05-13 20:30:45.000000000 -0400 +++ ./lib/net.js 2015-05-22 13:09:34.630948530 -0400 @@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ // and // https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/lib/libc/net/getaddrinfo.c?r1=172052&r2=175955 // for more information on the lack of support for FreeBSD. - if (process.platform !== 'freebsd') + if (process.platform !== 'freebsd' && process.platform !== 'android') dnsopts.hints |= dns.V4MAPPED; }