diff --git a/scapy/layers/inet.py b/scapy/layers/inet.py
index aa5d0b41cea..e2203af460c 100644
--- a/scapy/layers/inet.py
+++ b/scapy/layers/inet.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     DestField, FieldListField, FlagsField, IntField, MultiEnumField, \
     PacketListField, ShortEnumField, SourceIPField, StrField, \
     StrFixedLenField, XByteField, XShortField, Emph
-from scapy.packet import Packet, bind_layers, NoPayload
+from scapy.packet import Packet, bind_layers, bind_bottom_up, NoPayload
 from scapy.volatile import RandShort, RandInt, RandBin, RandNum, VolatileValue
 from scapy.sendrecv import sr, sr1
 from scapy.plist import PacketList, SndRcvList
@@ -940,8 +940,8 @@ def mysummary(self):
 bind_layers(CookedLinux, IP, proto=2048)
 bind_layers(GRE, IP, proto=2048)
 bind_layers(SNAP, IP, code=2048)
-bind_layers(Loopback, IP, type=0)
-bind_layers(Loopback, IP, type=2)
+bind_bottom_up(Loopback, IP, type=0)
+bind_layers(Loopback, IP, type=socket.AF_INET)
 bind_layers(IPerror, IPerror, frag=0, proto=4)
 bind_layers(IPerror, ICMPerror, frag=0, proto=1)
 bind_layers(IPerror, TCPerror, frag=0, proto=6)
diff --git a/scapy/layers/inet6.py b/scapy/layers/inet6.py
index ff58708e4c5..98ac22cac80 100644
--- a/scapy/layers/inet6.py
+++ b/scapy/layers/inet6.py
@@ -4027,9 +4027,7 @@ def _load_dict(d):
 bind_layers(CookedLinux, IPv6, proto=0x86dd)
 bind_layers(GRE, IPv6, proto=0x86dd)
 bind_layers(SNAP, IPv6, code=0x86dd)
-bind_layers(Loopback, IPv6, type=0x18)
-bind_layers(Loopback, IPv6, type=0x1c)
-bind_layers(Loopback, IPv6, type=0x1e)
+bind_layers(Loopback, IPv6, type=socket.AF_INET6)
 bind_layers(IPerror6, TCPerror, nh=socket.IPPROTO_TCP)
 bind_layers(IPerror6, UDPerror, nh=socket.IPPROTO_UDP)
 bind_layers(IPv6, TCP, nh=socket.IPPROTO_TCP)