diff --git a/cmdline.c b/cmdline.c
index dc43d2e..c5e777e 100644
--- a/cmdline.c
+++ b/cmdline.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct custom_option custom_opts[] = {
     {{"hostname", required_argument, NULL, 'H'}, "UTS name (hostname) of the jail (default: 'NSJAIL')"},
     {{"cwd", required_argument, NULL, 'D'}, "Directory in the namespace the process will run (default: '/')"},
     {{"port", required_argument, NULL, 'p'}, "TCP port to bind to (enables MODE_LISTEN_TCP) (default: 0)"},
-    {{"bindhost", required_argument, NULL, 0x604}, "IP address port to bind to (only in [MODE_LISTEN_TCP]), '::ffff:127.0.0.1' for locahost (default: '::')"},
+    {{"bindhost", required_argument, NULL, 0x604}, "IP address to bind the port to (only in [MODE_LISTEN_TCP]), (default: '::')"},
     {{"max_conns_per_ip", required_argument, NULL, 'i'}, "Maximum number of connections per one IP (only in [MODE_LISTEN_TCP]), (default: 0 (unlimited))"},
     {{"log", required_argument, NULL, 'l'}, "Log file (default: use log_fd)"},
     {{"log_fd", required_argument, NULL, 'L'}, "Log FD (default: 2)"},
diff --git a/net.c b/net.c
index b7bd3d5..08a110a 100644
--- a/net.c
+++ b/net.c
@@ -195,9 +195,17 @@ int netGetRecvSocket(const char *bindhost, int port)
 		     port);
 	}
 
+	char bindaddr[128];
+	snprintf(bindaddr, sizeof(bindaddr), "%s", bindhost);
+	struct in_addr in4a;
+	if (inet_pton(AF_INET, bindaddr, &in4a) == 1) {
+		snprintf(bindaddr, sizeof(bindaddr), "::ffff:%s", bindhost);
+	}
+
 	struct in6_addr in6a;
-	if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, bindhost, &in6a) != 1) {
-		PLOG_E("Couldn't convert '%s' into AF_INET6 address", bindhost);
+	if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, bindaddr, &in6a) != 1) {
+		PLOG_E("Couldn't convert '%s' (orig:'%s') into AF_INET6 address", bindaddr,
+		       bindhost);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -220,7 +228,7 @@ int netGetRecvSocket(const char *bindhost, int port)
 	};
 	if (bind(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)) == -1) {
 		close(sockfd);
-		PLOG_E("bind(host:[%s], port:%d)", bindhost, port);
+		PLOG_E("bind(host:[%s (orig:'%s')], port:%d)", bindaddr, bindhost, port);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (listen(sockfd, SOMAXCONN) == -1) {