diff --git a/src/lib/ares__socket.c b/src/lib/ares__socket.c
index ee733934..4eee6245 100644
--- a/src/lib/ares__socket.c
+++ b/src/lib/ares__socket.c
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ ares_status_t ares__open_connection(ares_channel_t      *channel,
   struct server_connection *conn;
   ares__llist_node_t       *node;
   int                       type = is_tcp ? SOCK_STREAM : SOCK_DGRAM;
+#ifdef __OpenBSD__
+  if((is_tcp && server->tcp_port == 53) || (!is_tcp && server->udp_port == 53)) {
+    type |= SOCK_DNS;
+  }
+#endif
 
   switch (server->addr.family) {
     case AF_INET: