diff --git a/libctru/include/netdb.h b/libctru/include/netdb.h
index e3259b0..836195a 100644
--- a/libctru/include/netdb.h
+++ b/libctru/include/netdb.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 	void freeaddrinfo(struct addrinfo *ai);
 
+	const char *gai_strerror(int ecode);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/libctru/source/services/soc/soc_gai_strerror.c b/libctru/source/services/soc/soc_gai_strerror.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bf2edb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libctru/source/services/soc/soc_gai_strerror.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include <netdb.h>
+
+const char *gai_strerror(int ecode)
+{
+	switch(ecode)
+	{
+		case EAI_FAMILY :
+			return "ai_family not supported";
+		case EAI_MEMORY :
+			return "Memory allocation failure";
+		case EAI_NONAME :
+			return "Name or service not known";
+		case EAI_SOCKTYPE :
+			return "ai_socktype not supported";
+		default:
+			return "Unknown error";
+	}
+}