diff --git a/CHANGES/5156.bugfix b/CHANGES/5156.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cdc76824277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/5156.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed querying the address families from DNS that the current host supports.
diff --git a/aiohttp/resolver.py b/aiohttp/resolver.py
index d810b95827b..aa580a788ac 100644
--- a/aiohttp/resolver.py
+++ b/aiohttp/resolver.py
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ async def resolve(
         self, hostname: str, port: int = 0, family: int = socket.AF_INET
     ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         infos = await self._loop.getaddrinfo(
-            hostname, port, type=socket.SOCK_STREAM, family=family
+            hostname,
+            port,
+            type=socket.SOCK_STREAM,
+            family=family,
+            flags=socket.AI_ADDRCONFIG,
         )
 
         hosts = []