diff --git a/test/sequential/test-tls-psk-client.js b/test/sequential/test-tls-psk-client.js
index cb15acd01fcccb..ddebc8f8cc9807 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-tls-psk-client.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-tls-psk-client.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const { spawn } = require('child_process');
 const CIPHERS = 'PSK+HIGH';
 const KEY = 'd731ef57be09e5204f0b205b60627028';
 const IDENTITY = 'Client_identity';  // Hardcoded by `openssl s_server`
+const useIPv4 = !common.hasIPv6;
 
 const server = spawn(common.opensslCli, [
   's_server',
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ const server = spawn(common.opensslCli, [
   '-psk_hint', IDENTITY,
   '-nocert',
   '-rev',
+  ...(useIPv4 ? ['-4'] : []),
 ], { encoding: 'utf8' });
 let serverErr = '';
 let serverOut = '';
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-tls-securepair-client.js b/test/sequential/test-tls-securepair-client.js
index c9215c43ad6ddb..f3ca42ad6edfb0 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-tls-securepair-client.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-tls-securepair-client.js
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const tls = require('tls');
 const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 
+const useIPv4 = !common.hasIPv6;
+
 test1();
 
 // simple/test-tls-securepair-client
@@ -64,7 +66,9 @@ function test(keyPath, certPath, check, next) {
   const server = spawn(common.opensslCli, ['s_server',
                                            '-accept', 0,
                                            '-cert', fixtures.path(certPath),
-                                           '-key', fixtures.path(keyPath)]);
+                                           '-key', fixtures.path(keyPath),
+                                           ...(useIPv4 ? ['-4'] : []),
+  ]);
   server.stdout.pipe(process.stdout);
   server.stderr.pipe(process.stdout);