diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index dfabd85d195..8d8a9b3e5a7 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ Tests
 - Issue #9323: Make test.regrtest.__file__ absolute, this was not always the
   case when running profile or trace, for example.
 
+- Issue #9568: Fix test_urllib2_localnet on OS X 10.3.
+
 Build
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diff --git a/Modules/_scproxy.c b/Modules/_scproxy.c
index af11ba7472b..3b2a38ea32f 100644
--- a/Modules/_scproxy.c
+++ b/Modules/_scproxy.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ get_proxy_settings(PyObject* mod __attribute__((__unused__)))
             v = PyBool_FromLong(cfnum_to_int32(aNum));
         }
     }  else {
-        v = PyBool_FromLong(1);
+        v = PyBool_FromLong(0);
     }
 
     if (v == NULL) goto error;