diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_base_events.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_base_events.py
index fd48fdd50b9..9f36896fbfe 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_base_events.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_base_events.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import socket
 import time
 import unittest
 import unittest.mock
+from test.support import find_unused_port, IPV6_ENABLED
 
 from asyncio import base_events
 from asyncio import events
@@ -533,6 +534,7 @@ class BaseEventLoopWithSelectorTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(
             OSError, self.loop.run_until_complete, coro)
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(IPV6_ENABLED, 'IPv6 not supported or enabled')
     def test_create_datagram_endpoint_no_matching_family(self):
         coro = self.loop.create_datagram_endpoint(
             protocols.DatagramProtocol,