diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index e4a51eabc..b92d37a1a 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+19 January 2016: Wouter
+	- Squelch 'cannot assign requested address' log messages unless
+	  verbosity is high, it was spammed after network down.
+
 14 January 2016: Wouter
 	- Fix to simplify empty string checking from Michael McConville.
 	- iana portlist update.
diff --git a/util/netevent.c b/util/netevent.c
index 3bb894888..614446806 100644
--- a/util/netevent.c
+++ b/util/netevent.c
@@ -356,7 +356,12 @@ udp_send_errno_needs_log(struct sockaddr* addr, socklen_t addrlen)
 #endif
 	/* permission denied is gotten for every send if the
 	 * network is disconnected (on some OS), squelch it */
-	if(errno == EPERM && verbosity < VERB_DETAIL)
+	if( ((errno == EPERM)
+#  ifdef EADDRNOTAVAIL
+		/* 'Cannot assign requested address' also when disconnected */
+		|| (errno == EADDRNOTAVAIL)
+#  endif
+		) && verbosity < VERB_DETAIL)
 		return 0;
 	/* squelch errors where people deploy AAAA ::ffff:bla for
 	 * authority servers, which we try for intranets. */