diff -r 39b9b05c3085 Lib/test/test_socket.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py	Wed Apr 10 00:27:23 2013 +0200
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py	Tue Apr 09 21:57:07 2013 -0500
@@ -2610,7 +2610,7 @@
         self.createAndSendFDs(1)
 
     # Issue #12958: The following test has problems on Mac OS X
-    @support.anticipate_failure(sys.platform == "darwin")
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform == "darwin", "Issue #12958: This test has problems on Mac OS X")
     @requireAttrs(socket, "CMSG_SPACE")
     def testFDPassSeparate(self):
         # Pass two FDs in two separate arrays.  Arrays may be combined
@@ -2620,7 +2620,7 @@
                              maxcmsgs=2)
 
     @testFDPassSeparate.client_skip
-    @support.anticipate_failure(sys.platform == "darwin")
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform == "darwin", "Issue #12958: This test has problems on Mac OS X")
     def _testFDPassSeparate(self):
         fd0, fd1 = self.newFDs(2)
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -2633,7 +2633,7 @@
             len(MSG))
 
     # Issue #12958: The following test has problems on Mac OS X
-    @support.anticipate_failure(sys.platform == "darwin")
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform == "darwin", "Issue #12958: This test has problems on Mac OS X")
     @requireAttrs(socket, "CMSG_SPACE")
     def testFDPassSeparateMinSpace(self):
         # Pass two FDs in two separate arrays, receiving them into the
@@ -2645,7 +2645,7 @@
                              maxcmsgs=2, ignoreflags=socket.MSG_CTRUNC)
 
     @testFDPassSeparateMinSpace.client_skip
-    @support.anticipate_failure(sys.platform == "darwin")
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform == "darwin", "Issue #12958: This test has problems on Mac OS X")
     def _testFDPassSeparateMinSpace(self):
         fd0, fd1 = self.newFDs(2)
         self.assertEqual(