diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socket.py b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
index 0c4b3bb2ad4d81..58a47b5d9eed0e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ def clientTearDown(self):
 @unittest.skipIf(WSL, 'VSOCK does not work on Microsoft WSL')
 @unittest.skipUnless(HAVE_SOCKET_VSOCK,
           'VSOCK sockets required for this test.')
-@unittest.skipUnless(get_cid() != 2,
+@unittest.skipIf(get_cid() in (socket.VMADDR_CID_HOST, socket.VMADDR_CID_ANY),
           "This test can only be run on a virtual guest.")
 class ThreadedVSOCKSocketStreamTest(unittest.TestCase, ThreadableTest):