diff --git a/reference-ril/reference-ril.c b/reference-ril/reference-ril.c
index 1899123..31ce3b0 100644
--- a/reference-ril/reference-ril.c
+++ b/reference-ril/reference-ril.c
@@ -3315,7 +3315,7 @@
             if (isInEmulator()) {
                 fd = qemu_pipe_open("pipe:qemud:gsm");
             } else if (s_port > 0) {
-                fd = socket_loopback_client(s_port, SOCK_STREAM);
+                fd = socket_network_client("localhost", s_port, SOCK_STREAM);
             } else if (s_device_socket) {
                 fd = socket_local_client(s_device_path,
                                          ANDROID_SOCKET_NAMESPACE_FILESYSTEM,