diff --git a/tensorflow_serving/util/net_http/server/internal/evhttp_server.cc b/tensorflow_serving/util/net_http/server/internal/evhttp_server.cc
index 36c925a8e87..664cf0ef550 100644
--- a/tensorflow_serving/util/net_http/server/internal/evhttp_server.cc
+++ b/tensorflow_serving/util/net_http/server/internal/evhttp_server.cc
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ bool EvHTTPServer::StartAcceptingRequests() {
 
   // "::"  =>  in6addr_any
   ev_uint16_t ev_port = static_cast<ev_uint16_t>(port);
-  ev_listener_ = evhttp_bind_socket_with_handle(ev_http_, "::", ev_port);
+  ev_listener_ = evhttp_bind_socket_with_handle(ev_http_, "127.0.0.1", ev_port);
   if (ev_listener_ == nullptr) {
     // in case ipv6 is not supported, fallback to inaddr_any
     ev_listener_ = evhttp_bind_socket_with_handle(ev_http_, nullptr, ev_port);
diff --git a/tensorflow_serving/util/net_http/socket/testing/ev_print_req_server.cc b/tensorflow_serving/util/net_http/socket/testing/ev_print_req_server.cc
index c17bc2a1efa..f5b39134508 100644
--- a/tensorflow_serving/util/net_http/socket/testing/ev_print_req_server.cc
+++ b/tensorflow_serving/util/net_http/socket/testing/ev_print_req_server.cc
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   // nullptr will bind to ipv4, which will fail to accept
   // requests from clients where getaddressinfo() defaults to AF_INET6
-  handle = evhttp_bind_socket_with_handle(http, "::0", (ev_uint16_t)port);
+  handle = evhttp_bind_socket_with_handle(http, "127.0.0.1", (ev_uint16_t)port);
   if (!handle) {
     fprintf(stderr, "couldn't bind to port %d. Exiting.\n", (int)port);
     return 1;