diff --git a/test/async-hooks/test-graph.tcp.js b/test/async-hooks/test-graph.tcp.js
index 872615990733cc..2e0b387cbeaff4 100644
--- a/test/async-hooks/test-graph.tcp.js
+++ b/test/async-hooks/test-graph.tcp.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const server = net
 
 server.listen(common.PORT);
 
-net.connect({ port: server.address().port, host: server.address().address },
+net.connect({ port: server.address().port, host: '::1' },
             common.mustCall(onconnected));
 
 function onlistening() {}
diff --git a/test/async-hooks/test-tcpwrap.js b/test/async-hooks/test-tcpwrap.js
index b4021753a072ed..1f4fc6af0d6b5f 100644
--- a/test/async-hooks/test-tcpwrap.js
+++ b/test/async-hooks/test-tcpwrap.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const server = net
 // Calling net.connect creates another TCPWRAP synchronously
 {
   net.connect(
-    { port: server.address().port, host: server.address().address },
+    { port: server.address().port, host: '::1' },
     common.mustCall(onconnected));
   const tcps = hooks.activitiesOfTypes('TCPWRAP');
   assert.strictEqual(tcps.length, 2);
diff --git a/test/common/index.js b/test/common/index.js
index 8175474818b9dc..57058271f9c19e 100644
--- a/test/common/index.js
+++ b/test/common/index.js
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, 'hasFipsCrypto', {
 
 {
   const iFaces = os.networkInterfaces();
-  const re = /lo/;
+  const re = exports.isWindows ? /Loopback Pseudo-Interface/ : /lo/;
   exports.hasIPv6 = Object.keys(iFaces).some(function(name) {
     return re.test(name) && iFaces[name].some(function(info) {
       return info.family === 'IPv6';