diff --git a/smack-resolver-javax/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/dns/JavaxResolver.java b/smack-resolver-javax/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/dns/JavaxResolver.java
index 71a475f9c..3733ae21d 100644
--- a/smack-resolver-javax/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/dns/JavaxResolver.java
+++ b/smack-resolver-javax/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/dns/JavaxResolver.java
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ public class JavaxResolver implements DNSResolver {
 
         Attributes dnsLookup = dirContext.getAttributes(name, new String[] { "SRV" });
         Attribute srvAttribute = dnsLookup.get("SRV");
+        if (srvAttribute == null)
+            return res;
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         NamingEnumeration<String> srvRecords = (NamingEnumeration<String>) srvAttribute.getAll();
         while (srvRecords.hasMore()) {