diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_events.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_events.py
index 6accbdae8b3..f8bb01bd4e7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_events.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_events.py
@@ -1502,6 +1502,7 @@ class EventLoopTestsMixin:
         self.assertEqual(5, proto.nbytes)
 
         os.close(slave)
+        proto.transport.close()
         self.loop.run_until_complete(proto.done)
         self.assertEqual(
             ['INITIAL', 'CONNECTED', 'EOF', 'CLOSED'], proto.state)
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index d598520e938..b0a9136170d 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ Thomas Heller
 Malte Helmert
 Lance Finn Helsten
 Jonathan Hendry
+Nathan Henrie
 Michael Henry
 James Henstridge
 Kasun Herath
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2018-03-09-07-05-12.bpo-32517.ugc1iW.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2018-03-09-07-05-12.bpo-32517.ugc1iW.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..43f148f06ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2018-03-09-07-05-12.bpo-32517.ugc1iW.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix failing ``test_asyncio`` on macOS 10.12.2+ due to transport of
+``KqueueSelector`` loop was not being closed.