diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_base_events.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_base_events.py
index 02a97c60ac1..811b37425dd 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_base_events.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_base_events.py
@@ -1298,6 +1298,8 @@ def _test_create_connection_ip_addr(self, m_socket, allow_inet_pton):
             t.close()
             test_utils.run_briefly(self.loop)  # allow transport to close
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith('aix'),
+                    "bpo-25545: IPv6 scope id and getaddrinfo() behave differently on AIX")
     @patch_socket
     def test_create_connection_ipv6_scope(self, m_socket):
         m_socket.getaddrinfo = socket.getaddrinfo