diff --git a/src/rx/rx_getaddr.c b/src/rx/rx_getaddr.c
index b917f8e39e..ea8fa598cd 100644
--- a/src/rx/rx_getaddr.c
+++ b/src/rx/rx_getaddr.c
@@ -139,6 +139,18 @@ rt_xaddrs(caddr_t cp, caddr_t cplim, struct rt_addrinfo *rtinfo)
 }
 #endif
 
+static_inline int
+rxi_IsLoopbackIface(struct sockaddr_in *a, unsigned long flags)
+{
+    afs_uint32 addr = ntohl(a->sin_addr.s_addr);
+    if (rx_IsLoopbackAddr(addr)) {
+	return 1;
+    }
+    if ((flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) && ((addr & 0xff000000) == 0x7f000000)) {
+	return 1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
 
 /* this function returns the total number of interface addresses 
 ** the buffer has to be passed in by the caller
@@ -240,7 +252,7 @@ rx_getAllAddr_internal(afs_uint32 buffer[], int maxSize, int loopbacks)
 	    if (count >= maxSize)	/* no more space */
 		dpf(("Too many interfaces..ignoring 0x%x\n",
 		       a->sin_addr.s_addr));
-	    else if (!loopbacks && rx_IsLoopbackAddr(ntohl(a->sin_addr.s_addr))) {
+	    else if (!loopbacks && rxi_IsLoopbackIface(a, ifm->ifm_flags)) {
 		addrcount--;
 		continue;	/* skip loopback address as well. */
 	    } else if (loopbacks && ifm->ifm_flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) {
@@ -430,7 +442,7 @@ rx_getAllAddr_internal(afs_uint32 buffer[], int maxSize, int loopbacks)
 	}
 	if (a->sin_addr.s_addr != 0) {
             if (!loopbacks) {
-                if (rx_IsLoopbackAddr(ntohl(a->sin_addr.s_addr)))
+                if (rxi_IsLoopbackIface(a, ifr->ifr_flags))
 		    continue;	/* skip loopback address as well. */
             } else {
                 if (ifr->ifr_flags & IFF_LOOPBACK)