diff --git a/locale/circuitpython.pot b/locale/circuitpython.pot
index 0cf1027239..17c39cafdc 100644
--- a/locale/circuitpython.pot
+++ b/locale/circuitpython.pot
@@ -1393,6 +1393,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "NVS Error"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/socketpool/SocketPool.c
+msgid "Name or service not known"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/qstr.c
 msgid "Name too long"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/ports/espressif/common-hal/socketpool/Socket.c b/ports/espressif/common-hal/socketpool/Socket.c
index 18237a4d4e..ccb01116d8 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/common-hal/socketpool/Socket.c
+++ b/ports/espressif/common-hal/socketpool/Socket.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void common_hal_socketpool_socket_connect(socketpool_socket_obj_t *self,
     struct addrinfo *result_i;
     int error = lwip_getaddrinfo(host, NULL, &hints, &result_i);
     if (error != 0 || result_i == NULL) {
-        common_hal_socketpool_socketpool_raise_gaierror(SOCKETPOOL_EAI_NONAME, MP_QSTR_Name_space_or_space_service_space_not_space_known);
+        common_hal_socketpool_socketpool_raise_gaierror_noname();
     }
 
     // Set parameters
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ mp_uint_t common_hal_socketpool_socket_sendto(socketpool_socket_obj_t *self,
     struct addrinfo *result_i;
     int error = lwip_getaddrinfo(host, NULL, &hints, &result_i);
     if (error != 0 || result_i == NULL) {
-        common_hal_socketpool_socketpool_raise_gaierror(SOCKETPOOL_EAI_NONAME, MP_QSTR_Name_space_or_space_service_space_not_space_known);
+        common_hal_socketpool_socketpool_raise_gaierror_noname();
     }
 
     // Set parameters
diff --git a/ports/raspberrypi/common-hal/socketpool/SocketPool.c b/ports/raspberrypi/common-hal/socketpool/SocketPool.c
index bdbc7f67c5..e562314d69 100644
--- a/ports/raspberrypi/common-hal/socketpool/SocketPool.c
+++ b/ports/raspberrypi/common-hal/socketpool/SocketPool.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void socketpool_resolve_host_raise(socketpool_socketpool_obj_t *self, const char
     int result = socketpool_resolve_host(self, host, addr);
     if (result < 0) {
         printf("socket_resolve_host() returned %d\n", result);
-        common_hal_socketpool_socketpool_raise_gaierror(SOCKETPOOL_EAI_NONAME, MP_QSTR_Name_space_or_space_service_space_not_space_known);
+        common_hal_socketpool_socketpool_raise_gaierror_noname();
         mp_raise_OSError(-result);
     }
 }
diff --git a/shared-bindings/socketpool/SocketPool.c b/shared-bindings/socketpool/SocketPool.c
index 660aba63ed..f056c741f3 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/socketpool/SocketPool.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/socketpool/SocketPool.c
@@ -198,16 +198,21 @@ MP_WEAK
 mp_obj_t common_hal_socketpool_socketpool_gethostbyname_raise(socketpool_socketpool_obj_t *self, const char *host) {
     mp_obj_t ip_str = common_hal_socketpool_socketpool_gethostbyname(self, host);
     if (ip_str == mp_const_none) {
-        common_hal_socketpool_socketpool_raise_gaierror(SOCKETPOOL_EAI_NONAME, MP_QSTR_Name_space_or_space_service_space_not_space_known);
+        common_hal_socketpool_socketpool_raise_gaierror_noname();
     }
     return ip_str;
 }
 
 MP_WEAK NORETURN
-void common_hal_socketpool_socketpool_raise_gaierror(int value, qstr name) {
-    mp_obj_t exc_args[2] = {
-        MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(value),
-        MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(name),
+void common_hal_socketpool_socketpool_raise_gaierror_noname(void) {
+    vstr_t vstr;
+    mp_print_t print;
+    vstr_init_print(&vstr, 64, &print);
+    mp_printf(&print, "%S", translate("Name or service not known"));
+
+    mp_obj_t exc_args[] = {
+        MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(SOCKETPOOL_EAI_NONAME),
+        mp_obj_new_str_from_vstr(&mp_type_str, &vstr),
     };
-    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_args(&mp_type_gaierror, 2, exc_args));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_args(&mp_type_gaierror, MP_ARRAY_SIZE(exc_args), exc_args));
 }
diff --git a/shared-bindings/socketpool/SocketPool.h b/shared-bindings/socketpool/SocketPool.h
index cecbdd86f1..6409f8c763 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/socketpool/SocketPool.h
+++ b/shared-bindings/socketpool/SocketPool.h
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@ bool socketpool_socket(socketpool_socketpool_obj_t *self,
     socketpool_socketpool_addressfamily_t family, socketpool_socketpool_sock_t type,
     socketpool_socket_obj_t *sock);
 
-NORETURN void common_hal_socketpool_socketpool_raise_gaierror(int value, qstr name);
+NORETURN void common_hal_socketpool_socketpool_raise_gaierror_noname(void);
 
 #endif // MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_BINDINGS_SOCKETPOOL_SOCKETPOOL_H