diff --git a/config/routing.go b/config/routing.go
index f352225d3dec..ae52c937bc6f 100644
--- a/config/routing.go
+++ b/config/routing.go
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 )
 
+const (
+	DefaultLoopbackAddressesOnLanDHT = false
+)
+
 // Routing defines configuration options for libp2p routing.
 type Routing struct {
 	// Type sets default daemon routing mode.
diff --git a/core/node/libp2p/host.go b/core/node/libp2p/host.go
index dd240a3706bb..7950f3dc6bcd 100644
--- a/core/node/libp2p/host.go
+++ b/core/node/libp2p/host.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/routing"
 	routedhost "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/host/routed"
 
+	"github.com/ipfs/kubo/config"
 	"github.com/ipfs/kubo/core/node/helpers"
 	"github.com/ipfs/kubo/repo"
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ func Host(mctx helpers.MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle, params P2PHostIn) (out P2PHo
 		BootstrapPeers:                bootstrappers,
 		OptimisticProvide:             cfg.Experimental.OptimisticProvide,
 		OptimisticProvideJobsPoolSize: cfg.Experimental.OptimisticProvideJobsPoolSize,
-		LoopbackAddressesOnLanDHT:     cfg.Routing.LoopbackAddressesOnLanDHT.WithDefault(false),
+		LoopbackAddressesOnLanDHT:     cfg.Routing.LoopbackAddressesOnLanDHT.WithDefault(config.DefaultLoopbackAddressesOnLanDHT),
 	}
 	opts = append(opts, libp2p.Routing(func(h host.Host) (routing.PeerRouting, error) {
 		args := routingOptArgs