diff --git a/pkg/machine/connection.go b/pkg/machine/connection.go
index 93c638cc7d..3273b55829 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/connection.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/connection.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/config"
 )
 
+const LocalhostIP = "127.0.0.1"
+
 func AddConnection(uri fmt.Stringer, name, identity string, isDefault bool) error {
 	if len(identity) < 1 {
 		return errors.New("identity must be defined")
diff --git a/pkg/machine/hyperv/machine.go b/pkg/machine/hyperv/machine.go
index 177dc8c8a1..364abd574b 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/hyperv/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/hyperv/machine.go
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ func (m *HyperVMachine) Init(opts machine.InitOptions) (bool, error) {
 	m.IdentityPath = filepath.Join(sshDir, m.Name)
 
 	if len(opts.IgnitionPath) < 1 {
-		uri := machine.SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL("localhost", fmt.Sprintf("/run/user/%d/podman/podman.sock", m.UID), strconv.Itoa(m.Port), m.RemoteUsername)
-		uriRoot := machine.SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL("localhost", "/run/podman/podman.sock", strconv.Itoa(m.Port), "root")
+		uri := machine.SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL(machine.LocalhostIP, fmt.Sprintf("/run/user/%d/podman/podman.sock", m.UID), strconv.Itoa(m.Port), m.RemoteUsername)
+		uriRoot := machine.SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL(machine.LocalhostIP, "/run/podman/podman.sock", strconv.Itoa(m.Port), "root")
 		identity := filepath.Join(sshDir, m.Name)
 
 		uris := []url.URL{uri, uriRoot}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go b/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
index d4a72ed240..3684d3fcae 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ func (v *MachineVM) Init(opts machine.InitOptions) (bool, error) {
 	v.CmdLine = append(v.CmdLine, "-drive", "if=virtio,file="+v.getImageFile())
 	// This kind of stinks but no other way around this r/n
 	if len(opts.IgnitionPath) < 1 {
-		uri := machine.SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL("localhost", fmt.Sprintf("/run/user/%d/podman/podman.sock", v.UID), strconv.Itoa(v.Port), v.RemoteUsername)
-		uriRoot := machine.SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL("localhost", "/run/podman/podman.sock", strconv.Itoa(v.Port), "root")
+		uri := machine.SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL(machine.LocalhostIP, fmt.Sprintf("/run/user/%d/podman/podman.sock", v.UID), strconv.Itoa(v.Port), v.RemoteUsername)
+		uriRoot := machine.SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL(machine.LocalhostIP, "/run/podman/podman.sock", strconv.Itoa(v.Port), "root")
 		identity := filepath.Join(sshDir, v.Name)
 
 		uris := []url.URL{uri, uriRoot}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go b/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go
index db14af074a..47a52b4b84 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go
@@ -474,8 +474,8 @@ func (v *MachineVM) writeConfig() error {
 }
 
 func setupConnections(v *MachineVM, opts machine.InitOptions, sshDir string) error {
-	uri := machine.SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL("localhost", "/run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock", strconv.Itoa(v.Port), v.RemoteUsername)
-	uriRoot := machine.SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL("localhost", "/run/podman/podman.sock", strconv.Itoa(v.Port), "root")
+	uri := machine.SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL(machine.LocalhostIP, "/run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock", strconv.Itoa(v.Port), v.RemoteUsername)
+	uriRoot := machine.SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL(machine.LocalhostIP, "/run/podman/podman.sock", strconv.Itoa(v.Port), "root")
 	identity := filepath.Join(sshDir, v.Name)
 
 	uris := []url.URL{uri, uriRoot}