diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socket_ssl.py b/Lib/test/test_socket_ssl.py
index 544cdd90f1f..bcdb705b617 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket_ssl.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket_ssl.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def listener():
 
     def connector():
         s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-        s.connect(('', PORT))
+        s.connect(('localhost', PORT))
         try:
             ssl_sock = socket.ssl(s)
         except socket.sslerror: