diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
index 2edd2a21d6..45dcf48206 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ int virNetSocketCheckProtocols(bool *hasIPv4,
 
     freeifaddrs(ifaddr);
 
+    if (hasIPv4 &&
+        virNetSocketCheckProtocolByLookup("127.0.0.1", AF_INET, hasIPv4) < 0)
+        return -1;
 
     if (hasIPv6 &&
         virNetSocketCheckProtocolByLookup("::1", AF_INET6, hasIPv6) < 0)