diff --git a/lib/dns.js b/lib/dns.js
index 0a6e84a435da02..cb36430ee32814 100644
--- a/lib/dns.js
+++ b/lib/dns.js
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ exports.lookup = function lookup(hostname, options, callback) {
         hints !== (exports.ADDRCONFIG | exports.V4MAPPED)) {
       throw new TypeError('invalid argument: hints must use valid flags');
     }
+
+    // FIXME(indutny): V4MAPPED on FreeBSD results in EAI_BADFLAGS, because
+    // the libc does not support it
+    if (process.platform === 'freebsd' && family !== 6)
+      hints &= ~exports.V4MAPPED;
   } else {
     family = options >>> 0;
   }