diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index a9d4b8efc..52ed1ef6f 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	- added configure check for ldns 1.4.0 (using its compat funcs).
 	- neater comments in worker.h.
 	- removed doc/plan and updated doc/TODO.
+	- silenced EHOSTDOWN (verbosity 2 or higher to see it).
 
 12 November 2008: Wouter
 	- add unbound-control manpage to makedist replace list.
diff --git a/util/netevent.c b/util/netevent.c
index 8fc9a576d..390a00ec6 100644
--- a/util/netevent.c
+++ b/util/netevent.c
@@ -800,6 +800,10 @@ comm_point_tcp_handle_write(int fd, struct comm_point* c)
 #ifdef EHOSTUNREACH
                 else if(error == EHOSTUNREACH && verbosity < 2)
                         return 0; /* silence 'no route to host' */
+#endif
+#ifdef EHOSTDOWN
+                else if(error == EHOSTDOWN && verbosity < 2)
+                        return 0; /* silence 'host is down' */
 #endif
                 else if(error != 0) {
 			log_err("tcp connect: %s", strerror(error));