diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socket.py b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
index 1a85c0e7ce4..60e5bf7e2c4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
@@ -641,8 +641,10 @@ def test_idna(self):
         # these should all be successful
         socket.gethostbyname('испытание.python.org')
         socket.gethostbyname_ex('испытание.python.org')
-        socket.getaddrinfo('испытание.python.org',0)
-        socket.gethostbyaddr('испытание.python.org')
+        socket.getaddrinfo('испытание.python.org',0,socket.AF_UNSPEC,socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        # this may not work if the forward lookup choses the IPv6 address, as that doesn't
+        # have a reverse entry yet
+        # socket.gethostbyaddr('испытание.python.org')
 
 @unittest.skipUnless(thread, 'Threading required for this test.')
 class BasicTCPTest(SocketConnectedTest):