diff --git a/mysql-test/suite.pm b/mysql-test/suite.pm
index d3285187607..15615c46c81 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite.pm
+++ b/mysql-test/suite.pm
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ sub skip_combinations {
     return 0 unless socket my $sock, PF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM, getprotobyname('tcp');
     # eval{}, if there's no Socket::sockaddr_in6 at all, old Perl installation
     eval { connect $sock, sockaddr_in6(7, Socket::IN6ADDR_LOOPBACK) };
-    return $! != 101;
+    return $@ eq "";
   }
   $skip{'include/check_ipv6.inc'} = 'No IPv6' unless ipv6_ok();