diff --git a/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc_net.py b/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc_net.py
index a8e16f1af98..9ed8f8d3e7c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc_net.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc_net.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def test_python_builders(self):
         except socket.error as e:
             self.skipTest("network error: %s" % e)
             return
+        self.addCleanup(lambda: server('close')())
 
         # Perform a minimal sanity check on the result, just to be sure
         # the request means what we think it means.