diff --git a/p2p/enode/node.go b/p2p/enode/node.go
index d7a1a9a1561c..1d5e6202b919 100644
--- a/p2p/enode/node.go
+++ b/p2p/enode/node.go
@@ -106,11 +106,20 @@ func (n *Node) IP() net.IP {
 		ip6 enr.IPv6
 	)
 	if n.Load(&ip4) == nil {
-		return net.IP(ip4)
+		ipv4Addr := net.IP(ip4)
+		if !ipv4Addr.IsLoopback() {
+			return ipv4Addr
+		}
 	}
 	if n.Load(&ip6) == nil {
 		return net.IP(ip6)
 	}
+	if n.Load(&ip4) == nil {
+		ipv4Addr := net.IP(ip4)
+		if ipv4Addr.IsLoopback() {
+			return ipv4Addr
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }