diff --git a/nss/tst-nss-files-hosts-long.c b/nss/tst-nss-files-hosts-long.c
index 3942cf5fca..a7697e3143 100644
--- a/nss/tst-nss-files-hosts-long.c
+++ b/nss/tst-nss-files-hosts-long.c
@@ -28,14 +28,15 @@ do_test (void)
 {
   int ret;
 
-  /* Run getent to fetch the IPv4 address for host test4.
-     This forces /etc/hosts to be parsed.  */
-  ret = system("getent ahostsv4 test4");
+  /* Run getent to fetch the IPv4 address for host test4.  This forces
+     /etc/hosts to be parsed.  Use --no-addrconfig to return addresses
+     even in an IPv6-only environment.  */
+  ret = system("getent --no-addrconfig ahostsv4 test4");
   if (ret != 0)
     FAIL_EXIT1("ahostsv4 failed");
 
   /* Likewise for IPv6.  */
-  ret = system("getent ahostsv6 test6");
+  ret = system("getent --no-addrconfig  ahostsv6 test6");
   if (ret != 0)
     FAIL_EXIT1("ahostsv6 failed");