diff --git a/src/v/net/connection.cc b/src/v/net/connection.cc
index 3d63f9751957c..ff6de4a412c1b 100644
--- a/src/v/net/connection.cc
+++ b/src/v/net/connection.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <seastar/core/future.hh>
 
+#include <asm-generic/errno.h>
 #include <gnutls/gnutls.h>
 
 namespace net {
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ bool is_reconnect_error(const std::system_error& e) {
         case ECONNABORTED:
         case EAGAIN:
         case EPIPE:
+        case EHOSTUNREACH:
+        case EHOSTDOWN:
+        case ENETRESET:
+        case ENETDOWN:
             return true;
         default:
             return false;