diff --git a/aws/retry/retryable_error.go b/aws/retry/retryable_error.go
index c695e6fe527..00d7d3eeeaf 100644
--- a/aws/retry/retryable_error.go
+++ b/aws/retry/retryable_error.go
@@ -95,8 +95,13 @@ func (r RetryableConnectionError) IsErrorRetryable(err error) aws.Ternary {
 	var timeoutErr interface{ Timeout() bool }
 	var urlErr *url.Error
 	var netOpErr *net.OpError
+	var dnsError *net.DNSError
 
 	switch {
+	case errors.As(err, &dnsError):
+		// NXDOMAIN errors should not be retried
+		retryable = !dnsError.IsNotFound && dnsError.IsTemporary
+
 	case errors.As(err, &conErr) && conErr.ConnectionError():
 		retryable = true