diff --git a/gio/gioerror.c b/gio/gioerror.c
index a23664986..0e39992bb 100644
--- a/gio/gioerror.c
+++ b/gio/gioerror.c
@@ -291,6 +291,12 @@ g_io_error_from_errno (gint err_no)
       break;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef ENETDOWN
+    case ENETDOWN:
+      return G_IO_ERROR_NETWORK_UNREACHABLE;
+      break;
+#endif
+
 #ifdef ECONNREFUSED
     case ECONNREFUSED:
       return G_IO_ERROR_CONNECTION_REFUSED;
diff --git a/gio/tests/error.c b/gio/tests/error.c
index 2f5189b99..298fa88b0 100644
--- a/gio/tests/error.c
+++ b/gio/tests/error.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ test_error_from_errno (void)
 
 #ifdef ENETDOWN
   g_assert_cmpuint (g_io_error_from_errno (ENETDOWN), ==,
-                    G_IO_ERROR_FAILED);
+                    G_IO_ERROR_NETWORK_UNREACHABLE);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ECONNABORTED