diff --git a/tests/test-timeout.js b/tests/test-timeout.js
index 1f2944e43..e34db2e25 100644
--- a/tests/test-timeout.js
+++ b/tests/test-timeout.js
@@ -122,19 +122,34 @@ tape('float timeout', function(t) { // should be rounded by setTimeout anyway
   })
 })
 
-tape('connect timeout', function(t) {
   // We need a destination that will not immediately return a TCP Reset
-  // packet. StackOverflow suggests this host:
-  // https://stackoverflow.com/a/904609/329700
-  var tarpitHost = 'http://10.255.255.1'
-  var shouldConnectTimeout = {
-    url: tarpitHost + '/timeout',
-    timeout: 100
-  }
-  request(shouldConnectTimeout, function(err) {
-    checkErrCode(t, err)
-    t.ok(err.connect === true, 'Connect Timeout Error should set \'connect\' property to true')
-    t.end()
+  // packet. StackOverflow suggests these hosts:
+  // (https://stackoverflow.com/a/904609/329700)
+  var nonRoutable = [
+    '10.255.255.1',
+    '10.0.0.0',
+    '192.168.0.0',
+    '192.168.255.255',
+    '172.16.0.0',
+    '172.31.255.255'
+  ]
+  tape('connect timeout', function tryConnect(t) {
+    var tarpitHost = 'http://' + nonRoutable.shift()
+    var shouldConnectTimeout = {
+      url: tarpitHost + '/timeout',
+      timeout: 100
+    }
+    request(shouldConnectTimeout, function(err) {
+      if (err.code === 'ENETUNREACH' && nonRoutable.length) {
+        // With some network configurations, some addresses will be reported as
+        // unreachable immediately (before the timeout occurs). In those cases,
+        // try other non-routable addresses before giving up.
+        return tryConnect(t)
+      }
+      checkErrCode(t, err)
+      t.ok(err.connect === true, 'Connect Timeout Error should set \'connect\' property to true')
+      t.end()
+    })
   })
 })