diff --git a/lib/std/net.zig b/lib/std/net.zig
index 0a789b0dde029a16adb3a62064e4d0051f0ef42e..74b5173c5755e59632506be2011b3004d94ec76b 100644
--- a/lib/std/net.zig
+++ b/lib/std/net.zig
@@ -397,13 +397,12 @@ pub const AddressList = struct {
 
 /// All memory allocated with `allocator` will be freed before this function returns.
 pub fn tcpConnectToHost(allocator: *mem.Allocator, name: []const u8, port: u16) !fs.File {
-    const list = getAddressList(allocator, name, port);
+    const list = try getAddressList(allocator, name, port);
     defer list.deinit();
 
-    const addrs = list.addrs.toSliceConst();
-    if (addrs.len == 0) return error.UnknownHostName;
+    if (list.addrs.len == 0) return error.UnknownHostName;
 
-    return tcpConnectToAddress(addrs[0], port);
+    return tcpConnectToAddress(list.addrs[0]);
 }
 
 pub fn tcpConnectToAddress(address: Address) !fs.File {