diff --git a/src/lsd.cpp b/src/lsd.cpp
index 7a5803afd..5fa0402dd 100644
--- a/src/lsd.cpp
+++ b/src/lsd.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ void lsd::rebind(address const& listen_interface)
 		udp::resolver::iterator i = r.resolve(udp::resolver::query(asio::ip::host_name(), "0"));
 		for (;i != udp::resolver_iterator(); ++i)
 		{
+			// ignore the loopback
+			if (i->endpoint().address() == address_v4((127 << 24) + 1)) continue;
+			// ignore non-IPv4 addresses
 			if (i->endpoint().address().is_v4()) break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/natpmp.cpp b/src/natpmp.cpp
index 9db14093c..22102b016 100644
--- a/src/natpmp.cpp
+++ b/src/natpmp.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ void natpmp::rebind(address const& listen_interface) try
 		udp::resolver::iterator i = r.resolve(udp::resolver::query(asio::ip::host_name(), "0"));
 		for (;i != udp::resolver_iterator(); ++i)
 		{
+			// ignore the loopback
+			if (i->endpoint().address() == address_v4((127 << 24) + 1)) continue;
+			// ignore non-IPv4 addresses
 			if (i->endpoint().address().is_v4()) break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/upnp.cpp b/src/upnp.cpp
index 2a0be360b..8b13ccbd2 100644
--- a/src/upnp.cpp
+++ b/src/upnp.cpp
@@ -95,13 +95,16 @@ void upnp::rebind(address const& listen_interface) try
 		udp::resolver::iterator i = r.resolve(udp::resolver::query(asio::ip::host_name(), "0"));
 		for (;i != udp::resolver_iterator(); ++i)
 		{
+			// ignore the loopback
+			if (i->endpoint().address() == address_v4((127 << 24) + 1)) continue;
+			// ignore non-IPv4 addresses
 			if (i->endpoint().address().is_v4()) break;
 		}
 
 		if (i == udp::resolver_iterator())
 		{
 			throw std::runtime_error("local host name did not resolve to an "
-				"IPv4 address. disabling NAT-PMP");
+				"IPv4 address. disabling UPnP");
 		}
 
 		m_local_ip = i->endpoint().address().to_v4();