diff --git a/mirrord/layer/src/socket.rs b/mirrord/layer/src/socket.rs
index 1942134f17c..2a52045cad2 100644
--- a/mirrord/layer/src/socket.rs
+++ b/mirrord/layer/src/socket.rs
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ impl OutgoingFilterExt for OutgoingFilter {
 fn is_ignored_port(addr: &SocketAddr) -> bool {
     let (ip, port) = (addr.ip(), addr.port());
     let ignored_ip = ip == IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST) || ip == IpAddr::V6(Ipv6Addr::LOCALHOST);
-    port == 0 || ignored_ip && (port > 50000 && port < 60000)
+    ignored_ip && (port > 50000 && port < 60000)
 }
 
 /// Fill in the sockaddr structure for the given address.