diff --git a/tests/TcpConnectorTest.php b/tests/TcpConnectorTest.php
index 964297d..f23479c 100644
--- a/tests/TcpConnectorTest.php
+++ b/tests/TcpConnectorTest.php
@@ -65,7 +65,12 @@ public function connectionToIp6TcpServerShouldSucceed()
         $server = new Server($loop);
         $server->on('connection', $this->expectCallableOnce());
         $server->on('connection', array($server, 'shutdown'));
-        $server->listen(9999, '::1');
+
+        try {
+            $server->listen(9999, '::1');
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Unable to start IPv6 server socket (IPv6 not supported on this system?)');
+        }
 
         $connector = new TcpConnector($loop);