diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socket.py b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
index c68a2f234d1e99..fefb2d42d558b0 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
@@ -521,6 +521,8 @@ def clientTearDown(self):
 @unittest.skipIf(WSL, 'VSOCK does not work on Microsoft WSL')
 @unittest.skipUnless(HAVE_SOCKET_VSOCK,
           'VSOCK sockets required for this test.')
+@unittest.skipUnless(get_cid() != 2,  # VMADDR_CID_HOST
+                     "This test can only be run on a virtual guest.")
 class ThreadedVSOCKSocketStreamTest(unittest.TestCase, ThreadableTest):
 
     def __init__(self, methodName='runTest'):