diff --git a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
--- a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
@@ -1346,17 +1346,18 @@ def transient_internet(resource_name, *,
     def filter_error(err):
         n = getattr(err, 'errno', None)
         if (isinstance(err, socket.timeout) or
             (isinstance(err, socket.gaierror) and n in gai_errnos) or
             (isinstance(err, urllib.error.HTTPError) and
              500 <= err.code <= 599) or
             (isinstance(err, urllib.error.URLError) and
                  (("ConnectionRefusedError" in err.reason) or
-                  ("TimeoutError" in err.reason))) or
+                  ("TimeoutError" in err.reason) or
+                  ("EOFError" in err.reason))) or
             n in captured_errnos):
             if not verbose:
                 sys.stderr.write(denied.args[0] + "\n")
             raise denied from err
 
     old_timeout = socket.getdefaulttimeout()
     try:
         if timeout is not None: