diff --git a/tests/extmod/select_poll_udp.py b/tests/extmod/select_poll_udp.py
index 336f987c12..133871b1a4 100644
--- a/tests/extmod/select_poll_udp.py
+++ b/tests/extmod/select_poll_udp.py
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ except (ImportError, AttributeError):
     print("SKIP")
     raise SystemExit
 
+try:
+    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+    s.bind(socket.getaddrinfo("127.0.0.1", 8000)[0][-1])
+except OSError:
+    print("SKIP")
+    raise SystemExit
 
-s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
-s.bind(socket.getaddrinfo("127.0.0.1", 8000)[0][-1])
 poll = select.poll()
 
 # UDP socket should not be readable
diff --git a/tests/extmod/socket_udp_nonblock.py b/tests/extmod/socket_udp_nonblock.py
index f7ce5f3444..1e74e2917d 100644
--- a/tests/extmod/socket_udp_nonblock.py
+++ b/tests/extmod/socket_udp_nonblock.py
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ except ImportError:
     print("SKIP")
     raise SystemExit
 
+try:
+    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+    s.bind(socket.getaddrinfo("127.0.0.1", 8000)[0][-1])
+except OSError:
+    print("SKIP")
+    raise SystemExit
 
-s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
-s.bind(socket.getaddrinfo("127.0.0.1", 8000)[0][-1])
 s.settimeout(0)
 
 try: