diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socket.py b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
index 5f57ab2f89d..e4af713b4c5 100755
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
@@ -1738,6 +1738,7 @@ class GeneralModuleTests(unittest.TestCase):
     @unittest.skipUnless(socket_helper.IPV6_ENABLED, 'IPv6 required for this test.')
     @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform == 'win32', 'does not work on Windows')
     @unittest.skipIf(AIX, 'Symbolic scope id does not work')
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(socket, 'if_nameindex'), "test needs socket.if_nameindex()")
     def test_getaddrinfo_ipv6_scopeid_symbolic(self):
         # Just pick up any network interface (Linux, Mac OS X)
         (ifindex, test_interface) = socket.if_nameindex()[0]
@@ -1770,6 +1771,7 @@ class GeneralModuleTests(unittest.TestCase):
     @unittest.skipUnless(socket_helper.IPV6_ENABLED, 'IPv6 required for this test.')
     @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform == 'win32', 'does not work on Windows')
     @unittest.skipIf(AIX, 'Symbolic scope id does not work')
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(socket, 'if_nameindex'), "test needs socket.if_nameindex()")
     def test_getnameinfo_ipv6_scopeid_symbolic(self):
         # Just pick up any network interface.
         (ifindex, test_interface) = socket.if_nameindex()[0]
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2020-11-26-11-13-13.bpo-31904.ay4g89.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2020-11-26-11-13-13.bpo-31904.ay4g89.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6d95d527e6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2020-11-26-11-13-13.bpo-31904.ay4g89.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+skip test_getaddrinfo_ipv6_scopeid_symbolic and test_getnameinfo_ipv6_scopeid_symbolic on VxWorks