diff --git a/test/common.js b/test/common.js
index 1d9d7b775c5..b9b03c738f7 100644
--- a/test/common.js
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -293,6 +293,14 @@ exports.getServiceName = function getServiceName(port, protocol) {
   return serviceName;
 }
 
+exports.hasMultiLocalhost = function hasMultiLocalhost() {
+  var TCP = process.binding('tcp_wrap').TCP;
+  var t = new TCP();
+  var ret = t.bind('127.0.0.2', exports.PORT);
+  t.close();
+  return ret === 0;
+};
+
 exports.isValidHostname = function(str) {
   // See http://stackoverflow.com/a/3824105
   var re = new RegExp(
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-localaddress.js b/test/parallel/test-http-localaddress.js
index 8edc21c2918..3cd82131525 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-localaddress.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-localaddress.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ var common = require('../common');
 var http = require('http'),
     assert = require('assert');
 
-if (['linux', 'win32'].indexOf(process.platform) == -1) {
+if (!common.hasMultiLocalhost()) {
   console.log('Skipping platform-specific test.');
   process.exit();
 }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-https-localaddress.js b/test/parallel/test-https-localaddress.js
index 420d24911bf..9eeebef95f4 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-https-localaddress.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-https-localaddress.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ var https = require('https'),
     fs = require('fs'),
     assert = require('assert');
 
-if (['linux', 'win32'].indexOf(process.platform) == -1) {
+if (!common.hasMultiLocalhost()) {
   console.log('Skipping platform-specific test.');
   process.exit();
 }