diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 0955f308d37350..d17ce57f724af2 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1765,7 +1765,8 @@ void CConnman::ThreadDNSAddressSeed()
             if (!resolveSource.SetInternal(host)) {
                 continue;
             }
-            if (LookupHost(host.c_str(), vIPs, 0, true))
+            unsigned int nMaxIPs = 256; // Limits number of IPs learned from a DNS seed
+            if (LookupHost(host.c_str(), vIPs, nMaxIPs, true))
             {
                 for (const CNetAddr& ip : vIPs)
                 {