diff --git a/src/backends/unix/network.c b/src/backends/unix/network.c
index 3cb5aa60..93b8449f 100644
--- a/src/backends/unix/network.c
+++ b/src/backends/unix/network.c
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ NET_Socket(char *net_interface, int port, netsrc_t type, int family)
 	if (!net_interface || !net_interface[0] ||
 		!Q_stricmp(net_interface, "localhost"))
 	{
-		Host = (family == AF_INET6) ? "::" : "0.0.0.0";
+		Host = (family == AF_INET6) ? "::1" : "0.0.0.0";
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/src/backends/windows/network.c b/src/backends/windows/network.c
index 11c255d4..8ffdce2c 100644
--- a/src/backends/windows/network.c
+++ b/src/backends/windows/network.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ NET_IPSocket(char *net_interface, int port, netsrc_t type, int family)
 	if (!net_interface || !net_interface[0] ||
 		!stricmp(net_interface, "localhost"))
 	{
-		Host = (family == AF_INET6) ? "::" : "0.0.0.0";
+		Host = (family == AF_INET6) ? "::1" : "0.0.0.0";
 	}
 	else
 	{