diff --git a/deps/cares/src/ares_parse_a_reply.c b/deps/cares/src/ares_parse_a_reply.c
index d8a9e9b578363b..e71c993f8de691 100644
--- a/deps/cares/src/ares_parse_a_reply.c
+++ b/deps/cares/src/ares_parse_a_reply.c
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ int ares_parse_a_reply(const unsigned char *abuf, int alen,
 
   if (naddrttls)
     {
-      *naddrttls = naddrs;
+      /* Truncated to at most *naddrttls entries */
+      *naddrttls = (naddrs > *naddrttls)?*naddrttls:naddrs;
     }
 
   ares__freeaddrinfo_cnames(ai.cnames);
diff --git a/deps/cares/src/ares_parse_aaaa_reply.c b/deps/cares/src/ares_parse_aaaa_reply.c
index 0d39bfa8268bc0..346d430750beab 100644
--- a/deps/cares/src/ares_parse_aaaa_reply.c
+++ b/deps/cares/src/ares_parse_aaaa_reply.c
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ int ares_parse_aaaa_reply(const unsigned char *abuf, int alen,
 
   if (naddrttls)
     {
-      *naddrttls = naddrs;
+      /* Truncated to at most *naddrttls entries */
+      *naddrttls = (naddrs > *naddrttls)?*naddrttls:naddrs;
     }
 
   ares__freeaddrinfo_cnames(ai.cnames);