diff --git a/Lib/socket.py b/Lib/socket.py
index 86eb55e34d9..a8a4e39d5a1 100644
--- a/Lib/socket.py
+++ b/Lib/socket.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class _socketobject(object):
     del _m, _s
 
 if _needwrapper:
-    socket = _socketobject
+    socket = SocketType = _socketobject
 
 class _fileobject(object):
     """Faux file object attached to a socket object."""