diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index c32550ec..28ec4d67 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-11-08  Hrvoje Niksic  <hniksic@xemacs.org>
+
+	* http.c (persistent_available_p): No reason for the host lookup
+	to be silent -- it's a lookup like any other.
+
 2003-11-08  Hrvoje Niksic  <hniksic@xemacs.org>
 
 	* connect.c (register_extended): Check that fd >= 0.
diff --git a/src/http.c b/src/http.c
index b6e3a64c..031bff75 100644
--- a/src/http.c
+++ b/src/http.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ persistent_available_p (const char *host, unsigned short port, int ssl)
   if (ssl != pc_last_ssl_p)
     return 0;
 
-  this_host_ip = lookup_host (host, LH_SILENT);
+  this_host_ip = lookup_host (host, 0);
   if (!this_host_ip)
     return 0;