diff --git a/test/test-tcp-connect6-error.c b/test/test-tcp-connect6-error.c
index 075670ce..70faf323 100644
--- a/test/test-tcp-connect6-error.c
+++ b/test/test-tcp-connect6-error.c
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ TEST_IMPL(tcp_connect6_error_fault) {
   int r;
   uv_connect_t req;
 
+  if (!can_ipv6())
+    RETURN_SKIP("IPv6 not supported");
+
   garbage_addr = (const struct sockaddr_in6*) &garbage;
 
   r = uv_tcp_init(uv_default_loop(), &server);
@@ -76,6 +79,9 @@ TEST_IMPL(tcp_connect6_link_local) {
   uv_connect_t req;
   uv_tcp_t server;
 
+  if (!can_ipv6())
+    RETURN_SKIP("IPv6 not supported");
+
 #if defined(__QEMU__)
   /* qemu's sockaddr_in6 translation is broken pre-qemu 8.0.0
    * when host endianness != guest endiannes.