- if ((n == 0 || *--cp != '.') && (_res.options & RES_DEFNAMES))
- for (domain = _res.dnsrch; *domain; domain++) {
+ /*
+ * We do at least one level of search if
+ * - there is no dot and RES_DEFNAME is set, or
+ * - there is at least one dot, there is no trailing dot,
+ * and RES_DNSRCH is set.
+ */
+ if ((n == 0 && _res.options & RES_DEFNAMES) ||
+ (n != 0 && *--cp != '.' && _res.options & RES_DNSRCH))
+ for (domain = _res.dnsrch; *domain; domain++) {