diff --git a/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo_unix.cpp b/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo_unix.cpp
index b696265ee45..e3f6885924e 100644
--- a/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo_unix.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "qiodevice.h"
 #include <qbytearray.h>
 #include <qlibrary.h>
+#include <qbasicatomic.h>
 #include <qurl.h>
 #include <qfile.h>
 #include <private/qmutexpool_p.h>
@@ -127,12 +128,12 @@ QHostInfo QHostInfoAgent::fromName(const QString &hostName)
 #endif
 
     // Load res_init on demand.
-    static volatile bool triedResolve = false;
-    if (!triedResolve) {
+    static QBasicAtomicInt triedResolve = Q_BASIC_ATOMIC_INITIALIZER(false);
+    if (!triedResolve.loadAcquire()) {
         QMutexLocker locker(QMutexPool::globalInstanceGet(&local_res_init));
-        if (!triedResolve) {
+        if (!triedResolve.load()) {
             resolveLibrary();
-            triedResolve = true;
+            triedResolve.storeRelease(true);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo_win.cpp b/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo_win.cpp
index 8ace68d9614..5c91d75e5cc 100644
--- a/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo_win.cpp
+++ b/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo_win.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <ws2tcpip.h>
 #include <private/qsystemlibrary_p.h>
 #include <qmutex.h>
+#include <qbasicatomic.h>
 #include <qurl.h>
 #include <private/qmutexpool_p.h>
 
@@ -121,12 +122,12 @@ QHostInfo QHostInfoAgent::fromName(const QString &hostName)
     QWindowsSockInit winSock;
 
     // Load res_init on demand.
-    static volatile bool triedResolve = false;
-    if (!triedResolve) {
+    static QBasicAtomicInt triedResolve = Q_BASIC_ATOMIC_INITIALIZER(false);
+    if (!triedResolve.loadAcquire()) {
         QMutexLocker locker(QMutexPool::globalInstanceGet(&local_getaddrinfo));
-        if (!triedResolve) {
+        if (!triedResolve.load()) {
             resolveLibrary();
-            triedResolve = true;
+            triedResolve.storeRelease(true);
         }
     }