diff --git a/src/internal/syscall/unix/net_darwin.go b/src/internal/syscall/unix/net_darwin.go
index 8b908ae600..5601b49750 100644
--- a/src/internal/syscall/unix/net_darwin.go
+++ b/src/internal/syscall/unix/net_darwin.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func syscall_syscall6X(fn, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6 uintptr) (r1, r2 uintptr, err
 func syscall_syscall9(fn, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9 uintptr) (r1, r2 uintptr, err syscall.Errno)
 
 type ResState struct {
-	unexported [70]uintptr
+	unexported [69]uintptr
 }
 
 //go:cgo_import_dynamic libresolv_res_9_ninit res_9_ninit "/usr/lib/libresolv.9.dylib"
diff --git a/src/net/cgo_unix_cgo_darwin.go b/src/net/cgo_unix_cgo_darwin.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40d5e426f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/cgo_unix_cgo_darwin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+//go:build !netgo && cgo && darwin
+
+package net
+
+/*
+#include <resolv.h>
+*/
+import "C"
+
+import (
+	"internal/syscall/unix"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// This will cause a compile error when the size of
+// unix.ResState is too small.
+type _ [unsafe.Sizeof(unix.ResState{}) - unsafe.Sizeof(C.struct___res_state{})]byte