diff --git a/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c b/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c
index 5465f526d4d..03b9770d500 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c
@@ -656,12 +656,10 @@ test_postmaster_connection(pgpid_t pm_pid, bool do_checkpoint)
 						 */
 						if (strcmp(host_str, "*") == 0)
 							strcpy(host_str, "localhost");
-#if defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(WIN32)
 						else if (strcmp(host_str, "0.0.0.0") == 0)
 							strcpy(host_str, "127.0.0.1");
 						else if (strcmp(host_str, "::") == 0)
 							strcpy(host_str, "::1");
-#endif
 
 						/*
 						 * We need to set connect_timeout otherwise on Windows