diff --git a/roles/alpine/templates/interfaces.j2 b/roles/alpine/templates/interfaces.j2
index a18ebbe..882e93e 100644
--- a/roles/alpine/templates/interfaces.j2
+++ b/roles/alpine/templates/interfaces.j2
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ iface {{ iface.name }}
 {% endfor -%}
 
 {# disable SLAAC if we have a manually set IPv6 address #}
-{% if iface.ip_addresses | selectattr("family.value", "==", 6) %}
+{% if iface.ip_addresses | selectattr("family.value", "==", 6) and iface.name != "lo" %}
     pre-up echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/$IFACE/autoconf
 {% endif %}