diff --git a/runtime/bin/socket_base.cc b/runtime/bin/socket_base.cc
index 4e61ce4..e90b138 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/socket_base.cc
+++ b/runtime/bin/socket_base.cc
@@ -254,14 +254,10 @@
   AddressList<SocketAddress>* addresses =
       SocketBase::LookupAddress(address, type, &os_error);
   if (addresses != NULL) {
-    Dart_Handle list = Dart_NewList(addresses->count());
-    for (intptr_t i = 0; i < addresses->count(); i++) {
-      SocketAddress* addr = addresses->GetAt(i);
-      Dart_ListSetAt(
-          list, i, Dart_NewInteger(SocketAddress::GetAddrScope(addr->addr())));
-    }
+    SocketAddress* addr = addresses->GetAt(0);
+    Dart_SetReturnValue(
+        args, Dart_NewInteger(SocketAddress::GetAddrScope(addr->addr())));
     delete addresses;
-    Dart_SetReturnValue(args, list);
   } else {
     Dart_SetReturnValue(args, DartUtils::NewDartOSError(os_error));
     delete os_error;
diff --git a/sdk/lib/_internal/vm/bin/socket_patch.dart b/sdk/lib/_internal/vm/bin/socket_patch.dart
index a4cd2f2..abd886f 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/_internal/vm/bin/socket_patch.dart
+++ b/sdk/lib/_internal/vm/bin/socket_patch.dart
@@ -235,24 +235,25 @@
       }
       var inAddr = _parse(address);
       if (inAddr == null) {
-        throw ArgumentError.value("Invalid internet address $address");
+        throw ArgumentError('Invalid internet address $address');
       }
       InternetAddressType type = inAddr.length == _IPv4AddrLength
           ? InternetAddressType.IPv4
           : InternetAddressType.IPv6;
       if (scopeID != null && scopeID.length > 0) {
         if (type != InternetAddressType.IPv6) {
-          throw ArgumentError.value("IPv4 addresses cannot have a scope id");
+          throw ArgumentError.value(
+              address, 'address', 'IPv4 addresses cannot have a scope ID');
         }
-        // This is an IPv6 address with scope id.
-        var list = _parseScopedLinkLocalAddress(originalAddress);
 
-        if (list is! OSError && (list as List).isNotEmpty) {
-          return _InternetAddress(InternetAddressType.IPv6, originalAddress,
-              null, inAddr, list.first);
+        final scopeID = _parseScopedLinkLocalAddress(originalAddress);
+
+        if (scopeID is int) {
+          return _InternetAddress(
+              InternetAddressType.IPv6, originalAddress, null, inAddr, scopeID);
         } else {
           throw ArgumentError.value(
-              "Invalid IPv6 address $address with scope ID");
+              address, 'address', 'Invalid IPv6 address with scope ID');
         }
       }
       return _InternetAddress(type, originalAddress, null, inAddr, 0);
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@
     checkNotNullable(address, "address");
     try {
       return _InternetAddress.fromString(address);
-    } catch (e) {
+    } on ArgumentError catch (_) {
       return null;
     }
   }
@@ -352,8 +353,8 @@
 
   static String _rawAddrToString(Uint8List address)
       native "InternetAddress_RawAddrToString";
-  static List _parseScopedLinkLocalAddress(String address)
-      native "InternetAddress_ParseScopedLinkLocalAddress";
+  static dynamic /* int | OSError */ _parseScopedLinkLocalAddress(
+      String address) native "InternetAddress_ParseScopedLinkLocalAddress";
   static Uint8List? _parse(String address) native "InternetAddress_Parse";
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/standalone/io/internet_address_test.dart b/tests/standalone/io/internet_address_test.dart
index d4d6a06..6671b92 100644
--- a/tests/standalone/io/internet_address_test.dart
+++ b/tests/standalone/io/internet_address_test.dart
@@ -209,6 +209,12 @@
   Expect.equals(InternetAddressType.unix, address.type);
 }
 
+void testInvalidScopedId() {
+  Expect.throws<ArgumentError>(() => InternetAddress('::1%invalid'), (error) {
+    return error.toString().contains('scope ID');
+  });
+}
+
 void main() {
   testDefaultAddresses();
   testConstructor();
@@ -219,4 +225,5 @@
   testRawAddress();
   testRawAddressIPv6();
   testRawPath();
+  testInvalidScopedId();
 }
diff --git a/tests/standalone_2/io/internet_address_test.dart b/tests/standalone_2/io/internet_address_test.dart
index 6d2dd54..47fc491 100644
--- a/tests/standalone_2/io/internet_address_test.dart
+++ b/tests/standalone_2/io/internet_address_test.dart
@@ -208,6 +208,12 @@
   Expect.equals(InternetAddressType.unix, address.type);
 }
 
+void testInvalidScopedId() {
+  Expect.throws<ArgumentError>(() => InternetAddress('::1%invalid'), (error) {
+    return error.toString().contains('scope ID');
+  });
+}
+
 void main() {
   testDefaultAddresses();
   testConstructor();
@@ -218,4 +224,5 @@
   testRawAddress();
   testRawAddressIPv6();
   testRawPath();
+  testInvalidScopedId();
 }