diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/URLHandlersBundleStreamHandler.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/URLHandlersBundleStreamHandler.java
index e701477..091f682 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/URLHandlersBundleStreamHandler.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/URLHandlersBundleStreamHandler.java
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@
         return result.toString();
     }
     
+    protected java.net.InetAddress getHostAddress(URL u)
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     private boolean checkPermission(URL u)
     {
         SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
@@ -146,4 +151,4 @@
         }
         return false;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}