diff --git a/main/network.c b/main/network.c
index 076c7c7ef8022..bad3cd6a43900 100644
--- a/main/network.c
+++ b/main/network.c
@@ -193,7 +193,11 @@ static int php_network_getaddresses(const char *host, struct sockaddr ***sal TSR
 		hints.ai_family = AF_INET;
 #  endif
 		if ((n = getaddrinfo(host, NULL, &hints, &res))) {
-			php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_WARNING, "php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed: %s", PHP_GAI_STRERROR(n));
+			php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_WARNING, "php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed: %s"
+# ifdef HAVE_IPV6 
+					" (is your IPV6 configuration correct? If this error happens all the time, try reconfiguring PHP using --disable-ipv6 option to configure)"
+#endif
+					, PHP_GAI_STRERROR(n));
 			return 0;
 		} else if (res == NULL) {
 			php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_WARNING, "php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed (null result pointer)");