diff --git a/lib/core-net/client/connect3.c b/lib/core-net/client/connect3.c
index 2a9fa6b83a1f11e6e110aa0297385f7493fb3a13..4c804fc76e8af7c780f2a903093cd7bdf05d24e7 100644
--- a/lib/core-net/client/connect3.c
+++ b/lib/core-net/client/connect3.c
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ lws_client_dns_retry_timeout(lws_sorted_usec_list_t *sul)
 	 */
 
 	lwsl_wsi_info(wsi, "dns retry");
-	if (!lws_client_connect_2_dnsreq(wsi))
-		lwsl_wsi_notice(wsi, "DNS lookup failed");
+	(void)lws_client_connect_2_dnsreq(wsi);
 }
 
 /*