diff --git a/lib/hostares.c b/lib/hostares.c
index 7cc24de..46e0f8a 100644
--- a/lib/hostares.c
+++ b/lib/hostares.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ Curl_addrinfo *Curl_getaddrinfo(struct connectdata *conn,
 
   switch(data->set.ip_version) {
   default:
-#if ARES_VERSION >= 0x010601
+#if 0
     family = PF_UNSPEC; /* supported by c-ares since 1.6.1, so for older
                            c-ares versions this just falls through and defaults
                            to PF_INET */