diff -r d9c98730e2e8 Lib/test/test_socket.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py	Sat Jul 07 13:34:50 2012 +1000
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py	Sat Jul 07 16:59:43 2012 +0100
@@ -3202,28 +3202,28 @@
     pass
 
 @requireAttrs(socket.socket, "sendmsg")
-@unittest.skipUnless(socket.has_ipv6, "Python not built with IPv6 support")
+@unittest.skipUnless(support.IPV6_ENABLED, 'IPv6 required for this test.')
 @requireSocket("AF_INET6", "SOCK_DGRAM")
 @unittest.skipUnless(thread, 'Threading required for this test.')
 class SendmsgUDP6Test(SendmsgConnectionlessTests, SendrecvmsgUDP6TestBase):
     pass
 
 @requireAttrs(socket.socket, "recvmsg")
-@unittest.skipUnless(socket.has_ipv6, "Python not built with IPv6 support")
+@unittest.skipUnless(support.IPV6_ENABLED, 'IPv6 required for this test.')
 @requireSocket("AF_INET6", "SOCK_DGRAM")
 @unittest.skipUnless(thread, 'Threading required for this test.')
 class RecvmsgUDP6Test(RecvmsgTests, SendrecvmsgUDP6TestBase):
     pass
 
 @requireAttrs(socket.socket, "recvmsg_into")
-@unittest.skipUnless(socket.has_ipv6, "Python not built with IPv6 support")
+@unittest.skipUnless(support.IPV6_ENABLED, 'IPv6 required for this test.')
 @requireSocket("AF_INET6", "SOCK_DGRAM")
 @unittest.skipUnless(thread, 'Threading required for this test.')
 class RecvmsgIntoUDP6Test(RecvmsgIntoTests, SendrecvmsgUDP6TestBase):
     pass
 
 @requireAttrs(socket.socket, "recvmsg")
-@unittest.skipUnless(socket.has_ipv6, "Python not built with IPv6 support")
+@unittest.skipUnless(support.IPV6_ENABLED, 'IPv6 required for this test.')
 @requireAttrs(socket, "IPPROTO_IPV6")
 @requireSocket("AF_INET6", "SOCK_DGRAM")
 @unittest.skipUnless(thread, 'Threading required for this test.')
@@ -3232,7 +3232,7 @@
     pass
 
 @requireAttrs(socket.socket, "recvmsg_into")
-@unittest.skipUnless(socket.has_ipv6, "Python not built with IPv6 support")
+@unittest.skipUnless(support.IPV6_ENABLED, 'IPv6 required for this test.')
 @requireAttrs(socket, "IPPROTO_IPV6")
 @requireSocket("AF_INET6", "SOCK_DGRAM")
 @unittest.skipUnless(thread, 'Threading required for this test.')