diff --git a/junixsocket-common/src/test/java/org/newsclub/net/unix/java/JavaAddressSpecifics.java b/junixsocket-common/src/test/java/org/newsclub/net/unix/java/JavaAddressSpecifics.java
index c3c0efa9d..2e9dd92c9 100644
--- a/junixsocket-common/src/test/java/org/newsclub/net/unix/java/JavaAddressSpecifics.java
+++ b/junixsocket-common/src/test/java/org/newsclub/net/unix/java/JavaAddressSpecifics.java
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ public CloseablePair<? extends DatagramChannel> newDatagramSocketPair() throws I
   @Override
   public ServerSocket newServerSocketBindOn(SocketAddress addr) throws IOException {
     InetSocketAddress inetAddr = (InetSocketAddress) addr;
-    if (!inetAddr.getAddress().isAnyLocalAddress()) {
+    InetAddress address = inetAddr.getAddress();
+    if (!address.isAnyLocalAddress() && !address.isLoopbackAddress()) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not a local address: " + inetAddr);
     }
     return new ServerSocket(inetAddr.getPort());
@@ -132,7 +133,8 @@ public Socket connectTo(SocketAddress addr) throws IOException {
   public ServerSocket newServerSocketBindOn(SocketAddress addr, boolean deleteOnClose)
       throws IOException {
     InetSocketAddress inetAddr = (InetSocketAddress) addr;
-    if (!inetAddr.getAddress().isAnyLocalAddress()) {
+    InetAddress address = inetAddr.getAddress();
+    if (!address.isAnyLocalAddress() && !address.isLoopbackAddress()) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not a local address: " + inetAddr);
     }
     return new ServerSocket(inetAddr.getPort());