diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/WSLDistribution.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/WSLDistribution.java
index d2070aa9f046..330e1723bec6 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/WSLDistribution.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/WSLDistribution.java
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ public class WSLDistribution implements AbstractWslDistribution {
    */
   public final @NotNull InetAddress getWslIpAddress() {
     if (Registry.is("wsl.proxy.connect.localhost")) {
-      return InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress();
+      return InetAddresses.forString(DEFAULT_WSL_IP);
     }
     return InetAddresses.forString(coalesce(getValueWithLogging(myLazyWslIp, "WSL IP"), DEFAULT_WSL_IP));
   }