diff --git a/lib/roken/roken-common.h b/lib/roken/roken-common.h
index 90804be6f..1c402330e 100644
--- a/lib/roken/roken-common.h
+++ b/lib/roken/roken-common.h
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
 #define INADDR_NONE 0xffffffff
 #endif
 
+#ifndef INADDR_LOOPBACK
+#define INADDR_LOOPBACK 0x7f000001
+#endif
+
 #ifndef SOMAXCONN
 #define SOMAXCONN 5
 #endif