diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c b/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
index 56bc097194..b04dffcfa9 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
@@ -1227,13 +1227,18 @@ libxlMakeVfb(virPortAllocatorPtr graphicsports,
             }
             x_vfb->vnc.display = l_vfb->data.vnc.port - LIBXL_VNC_PORT_MIN;
 
-            if ((glisten = virDomainGraphicsGetListen(l_vfb, 0)) &&
-                glisten->address) {
-                /* libxl_device_vfb_init() does VIR_STRDUP("127.0.0.1") */
-                VIR_FREE(x_vfb->vnc.listen);
-                if (VIR_STRDUP(x_vfb->vnc.listen, glisten->address) < 0)
-                    return -1;
+            if ((glisten = virDomainGraphicsGetListen(l_vfb, 0))) {
+                if (glisten->address) {
+                    /* libxl_device_vfb_init() does VIR_STRDUP("127.0.0.1") */
+                    VIR_FREE(x_vfb->vnc.listen);
+                    if (VIR_STRDUP(x_vfb->vnc.listen, glisten->address) < 0)
+                        return -1;
+                } else {
+                    if (VIR_STRDUP(glisten->address, VIR_LOOPBACK_IPV4_ADDR) < 0)
+                        return -1;
+                }
             }
+
             if (VIR_STRDUP(x_vfb->vnc.passwd, l_vfb->data.vnc.auth.passwd) < 0)
                 return -1;
             if (VIR_STRDUP(x_vfb->keymap, l_vfb->data.vnc.keymap) < 0)
@@ -1335,10 +1340,16 @@ libxlMakeBuildInfoVfb(virPortAllocatorPtr graphicsports,
         }
         b_info->u.hvm.spice.port = l_vfb->data.spice.port;
 
-        if ((glisten = virDomainGraphicsGetListen(l_vfb, 0)) &&
-            glisten->address &&
-            VIR_STRDUP(b_info->u.hvm.spice.host, glisten->address) < 0)
-            return -1;
+        if ((glisten = virDomainGraphicsGetListen(l_vfb, 0))) {
+            if (glisten->address) {
+                if (VIR_STRDUP(b_info->u.hvm.spice.host, glisten->address) < 0)
+                    return -1;
+            } else {
+                if (VIR_STRDUP(b_info->u.hvm.spice.host, VIR_LOOPBACK_IPV4_ADDR) < 0 ||
+                    VIR_STRDUP(glisten->address, VIR_LOOPBACK_IPV4_ADDR) < 0)
+                    return -1;
+            }
+        }
 
         if (VIR_STRDUP(b_info->u.hvm.keymap, l_vfb->data.spice.keymap) < 0)
             return -1;