diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/socket/socket/bind_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/library/socket/socket/bind_spec.rb
index 338b19bbfc..3a7df6ed71 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/socket/socket/bind_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/socket/socket/bind_spec.rb
@@ -112,11 +112,13 @@ describe 'Socket#bind' do
       end
 
       platform_is_not :windows do
-        it 'raises Errno::EACCES when the user is not allowed to bind to the port' do
-          sockaddr1 = Socket.pack_sockaddr_in(1, ip_address)
+        as_user do
+          it 'raises Errno::EACCES when the user is not allowed to bind to the port' do
+            sockaddr1 = Socket.pack_sockaddr_in(1, ip_address)
 
-          lambda { @socket.bind(sockaddr1); }.should raise_error(Errno::EACCES)
-        end
+            lambda { @socket.bind(sockaddr1) }.should raise_error(Errno::EACCES)
+          end
+       end
       end
     end