diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 861e531ab..7c346a6e7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ trigger a GC scan of a free()d block of memory. This is now fixed.
 
 * Changes to Scheme functions and syntax
 
+** gethost no longer causes an exception when trying to throw an exception
+
 ** call-with-output-string doesn't segv on closed port
 
 Previously call-with-output-string would give a segmentation fault if
diff --git a/libguile/ChangeLog b/libguile/ChangeLog
index 92c3c6357..fa53bcd59 100644
--- a/libguile/ChangeLog
+++ b/libguile/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-08-06  Rob Browning  <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
+
+	* net_db.c (scm_resolv_error): don't put bad_value in the format string
+	value arguments when calling scm_error since none of the format
+	strings actually have escapes for the values.
+
 2004-08-06  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>
 
 	* ramap.c (scm_array_fill_x): For byvect char fill, force signed char