diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
index e1c16f779..f8508ca59 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
@@ -1986,6 +1986,10 @@ sub zone_forward_chain($) {
 #
 sub use_forward_chain($$) {
     my ( $interface, $chainref ) = @_;
+    my @loopback_zones = loopback_zones;
+
+    return 0 if $interface eq loopback_interface && ! @loopback_zones;
+
     my $interfaceref = find_interface($interface);
     my $nets = $interfaceref->{nets};
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
index d03f09c79..e6b88ed58 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
@@ -1475,10 +1475,8 @@ sub handle_loopback_traffic() {
 	#
 	if ( $unmanaged = $loref && $loref->{options}{unmanaged} ) {
 	    if ( have_capability 'IFACE_MATCH' ) {
-		add_ijump( $filter_table->{INPUT},  j => 'ACCEPT', iface => '--dev-in --loopback' );
 		add_ijump( $filter_table->{OUTPUT}, j => 'ACCEPT', iface => '--dev-out --loopback' );
 	    } else {
-		add_ijump( $filter_table->{INPUT},  j => 'ACCEPT', i => loopback_interface );
 		add_ijump( $filter_table->{OUTPUT}, j => 'ACCEPT', o => loopback_interface );
 	    }
 	} else {
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm
index 85d7235f6..c0a10e66f 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@ sub validate_interfaces_file( $ ) {
 			    number           => $nextinum++,
 			    root             => 'lo',
 			    broadcasts       => undef,
-			    options          => { unmanaged => 1, loopback => 1 , ignore => 1 },
+			    options          => { loopback => 1 , ignore => 1 },
 			    zone             => '',
 			    physical         => 'lo' };
 	push @interfaces, $loopback_interface = 'lo';