diff --git a/lib/net/dns.js b/lib/net/dns.js
index 5ad6517e..e2310d42 100644
--- a/lib/net/dns.js
+++ b/lib/net/dns.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const options = {
 };
 
 /**
- * Resolve host (no getaddrinfo).
+ * Resolve host (async w/ libcares).
  * @param {String} host
  * @param {String?} proxy - Tor socks proxy.
  * @returns {Promise}
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ exports.lookup = function lookup(host, proxy) {
     return socks.resolve(proxy, host);
 
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const addrs = [];
-
     dns.lookup(host, options, to((err, result) => {
       if (err) {
         reject(err);
@@ -72,6 +70,8 @@ exports.lookup = function lookup(host, proxy) {
         return;
       }
 
+      const addrs = [];
+
       for (const addr of result)
         addrs.push(addr.address);