diff --git a/lib/dns.js b/lib/dns.js
index 219934f00d84cd..a2564b903b44da 100644
--- a/lib/dns.js
+++ b/lib/dns.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ function lookup(hostname, options, callback) {
     }
     if (options?.order != null) {
       validateOneOf(options.order, 'options.order', ['ipv4first', 'ipv6first', 'verbatim']);
-      dnsOrder = options.dnsOrder;
+      dnsOrder = options.order;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dns-default-order-verbatim.js b/test/parallel/test-dns-default-order-verbatim.js
index 0c45728782d20a..12b666191b9ef5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-dns-default-order-verbatim.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dns-default-order-verbatim.js
@@ -46,4 +46,14 @@ function allowFailed(fn) {
 
   await allowFailed(dnsPromises.lookup('example.org', {}));
   checkParameter(cares.DNS_ORDER_VERBATIM);
+
+  await allowFailed(
+    promisify(dns.lookup)('example.org', { order: 'ipv4first' })
+  );
+  checkParameter(cares.DNS_ORDER_IPV4_FIRST);
+
+  await allowFailed(
+    promisify(dns.lookup)('example.org', { order: 'ipv6first' })
+  );
+  checkParameter(cares.DNS_ORDER_IPV6_FIRST);
 })().then(common.mustCall());