diff --git a/resolver-dns/src/main/java/io/netty/resolver/dns/DnsServerAddressStreamProviders.java b/resolver-dns/src/main/java/io/netty/resolver/dns/DnsServerAddressStreamProviders.java
index 59fe4229d5..8f87b14bb1 100644
--- a/resolver-dns/src/main/java/io/netty/resolver/dns/DnsServerAddressStreamProviders.java
+++ b/resolver-dns/src/main/java/io/netty/resolver/dns/DnsServerAddressStreamProviders.java
@@ -66,10 +66,12 @@ public final class DnsServerAddressStreamProviders {
                 } else {
                     throw (Throwable) maybeProvider;
                 }
+            } catch (ClassNotFoundException cause) {
+                LOGGER.warn("Can not find {} in the classpath, fallback to system defaults. This may result in "
+                        + "incorrect DNS resolutions on MacOS.", MACOS_PROVIDER_CLASS_NAME);
             } catch (Throwable cause) {
-                LOGGER.warn(
-                        "Unable to load {}, fallback to system defaults. {}", MACOS_PROVIDER_CLASS_NAME,
-                        "This may result in incorrect DNS resolutions on MacOS.", cause);
+                LOGGER.error("Unable to load {}, fallback to system defaults. This may result in "
+                        + "incorrect DNS resolutions on MacOS.", MACOS_PROVIDER_CLASS_NAME, cause);
                 constructorHandle = null;
             }
         }