diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/NetworkUtil.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/NetworkUtil.java
index e6e21fa..c6b76fc 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/NetworkUtil.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/NetworkUtil.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         int lastColon = hostPortString.lastIndexOf(':');
         String host = decodeIPv6LiteralHost(lastColon < 0 ? hostPortString : hostPortString.substring(0, lastColon));
         int port = lastColon < 0 ? 0 : Integer.parseInt(hostPortString.substring(lastColon + 1));
-        return InetSocketAddress.createUnresolved(host, port);
+        return new InetSocketAddress(host, port);
     }
 
     public static InetSocketAddress toInetSocketAddress(String maybeLiteralHost, int port) {