1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/process.c b/src/process.c
index ec1b9586db5..ac82f12debb 100644
--- a/src/process.c
+++ b/src/process.c
@@ -3170,7 +3170,9 @@ usage: (make-network-process &rest ARGS)  */)
   if (!NILP (host))
     {
       if (EQ (host, Qlocal))
-        host = build_string ("localhost");
+        /* Depending on setup, "localhost" may map to different IPv4 and/or
+           IPv6 addresses, so it's better to be explicit.  (Bug#6781) */
+        host = build_string ("127.0.0.1");
       CHECK_STRING (host);
     }