diff --git a/zmq.hpp b/zmq.hpp
index c72708b..7f8ff6b 100644
--- a/zmq.hpp
+++ b/zmq.hpp
@@ -631,6 +631,8 @@ namespace zmq
                 return (size_t) nbytes;
             if (zmq_errno () == EAGAIN)
                 return 0;
+            if (zmq_errno () == EHOSTUNREACH)
+                return 0;
             throw error_t ();
         }
 
@@ -641,6 +643,8 @@ namespace zmq
                 return true;
             if (zmq_errno () == EAGAIN)
                 return false;
+            if (zmq_errno () == EHOSTUNREACH)
+                return false;
             throw error_t ();
         }