diff --git a/libfwupd/fwupd-client.c b/libfwupd/fwupd-client.c
index a7b7feb9e..0a8f2ef05 100644
--- a/libfwupd/fwupd-client.c
+++ b/libfwupd/fwupd-client.c
@@ -826,6 +826,10 @@ fwupd_client_connect_async(FwupdClient *self,
 		} else {
 			socket_address = g_strdup(socket_filename);
 		}
+	} else {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+		socket_address = g_strdup("tcp:host=localhost,port=1341");
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/* use peer-to-peer only if the env variable is set */
diff --git a/src/fu-main.c b/src/fu-main.c
index 4b479b586..654049c36 100644
--- a/src/fu-main.c
+++ b/src/fu-main.c
@@ -2381,6 +2381,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		} else {
 			socket_address = g_strdup(socket_filename);
 		}
+	} else {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+		socket_address = g_strdup("tcp:host=localhost,port=1341");
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/* own the object */