diff --git a/lib/facter/resolvers/hostname_resolver.rb b/lib/facter/resolvers/hostname_resolver.rb
index aa08d9c3e8..9962d86495 100644
--- a/lib/facter/resolvers/hostname_resolver.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/resolvers/hostname_resolver.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def retrieve_with_addrinfo(host)
             @log.debug("Socket.getaddrinfo failed to retrieve fqdn for hostname #{host} with: #{e}")
             return
           end
-          return if name.nil? || name.empty? || host == name[2]
+          return if name.nil? || name.empty? || host == name[2] || name[2] == name[3]
 
           name[2]
         end