diff --git a/lib/hostip.c b/lib/hostip.c
index 750afe8..012b07b 100644
--- a/lib/hostip.c
+++ b/lib/hostip.c
@@ -1148,8 +1148,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_resolver_error(struct Curl_easy *data)
     result = CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_HOST;
   }
 
-  failf(data, "Could not resolve %s: %s", host_or_proxy,
-        data->state.async.hostname);
+  failf(data, "Could not resolve %s", host_or_proxy);
 
   return result;
 }