diff --git a/Socket/Protocols/INet/ConnectedRawINetSocketHandle.cc b/Socket/Protocols/INet/ConnectedRawINetSocketHandle.cc
index 45715cb272a551a3684357c2d531caa8c78718ad..bb0383140e78702ac98c2b5f5d203d1e9ab95e37 100644
--- a/Socket/Protocols/INet/ConnectedRawINetSocketHandle.cc
+++ b/Socket/Protocols/INet/ConnectedRawINetSocketHandle.cc
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ senf::ConnectedRawV6SocketProtocol::init_client(int const & protocol, INet6Socke
     const
 {
     init_client(protocol);
-    clientHandle().connect(address);
+    if(address.boolean_test()){ 
+    	//only connect if socket is not [::]:0, this results in an irreversible binding to the lo interface (linux 2.6.15)
+    	clientHandle().connect(address);
+    }
 }
 
 ///////////////////////////////cc.e////////////////////////////////////////