diff --git a/core/httpd.js b/core/httpd.js
index 49339deb..8db93f3e 100644
--- a/core/httpd.js
+++ b/core/httpd.js
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ function handleConnection(client) {
 }
 
 let kBacklog = 8;
-let kHost = '::';
+let kHost = platform() == 'haiku' ? 'localhost' : '::';
 
 let socket = new Socket();
 socket.bind(kHost, tildefriends.http_port).then(function(port) {
diff --git a/src/task.c b/src/task.c
index 746c6f07..6e1b771a 100644
--- a/src/task.c
+++ b/src/task.c
@@ -715,6 +715,8 @@ static JSValue _tf_task_platform(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val, int
 #endif
 #elif defined(__linux__)
 	return JS_NewString(context, "linux");
+#elif defined(__HAIKU__)
+	return JS_NewString(context, "haiku");
 #else
 	return JS_NewString(context, "other");
 #endif