diff --git a/util/sock.h b/util/sock.h
index 4a2a3194b40..ba7b6200172 100644
--- a/util/sock.h
+++ b/util/sock.h
@@ -220,11 +220,12 @@ namespace mongo {
         addressSize = sizeof(sa);
     }
 
-    inline SockAddr::SockAddr(const char *ip, int port) {
+    inline SockAddr::SockAddr(const char * iporhost , int port) {
+        string ip = hostbyname( iporhost );
         memset(sa.sin_zero, 0, sizeof(sa.sin_zero));
         sa.sin_family = AF_INET;
         sa.sin_port = htons(port);
-        sa.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(ip);
+        sa.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(ip.c_str());
         addressSize = sizeof(sa);
     }