diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/StartMojo.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/StartMojo.java
index 9a27ca8479..84362d9419 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/StartMojo.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/StartMojo.java
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ public class StartMojo extends AbstractRunMojo {
 			remoteJmxArguments.add("-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=" + this.jmxPort);
 			remoteJmxArguments.add("-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false");
 			remoteJmxArguments.add("-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false");
+			remoteJmxArguments.add("-Djava.rmi.server.hostname=127.0.0.1");
 			jvmArguments.getArgs().addAll(remoteJmxArguments);
 		}
 		return jvmArguments;