diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socket.py b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
index 1957149cac97f6..6dd21269af1146 100755
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 # test unicode string and carriage return
 MSG = 'Michael Gilfix was here\u1234\r\n'.encode('utf-8')
 
+VMADDR_CID_LOCAL = 1
 VSOCKPORT = 1234
 AIX = platform.system() == "AIX"
 
@@ -122,8 +123,8 @@ def _have_socket_qipcrtr():
 
 def _have_socket_vsock():
     """Check whether AF_VSOCK sockets are supported on this host."""
-    ret = get_cid() is not None
-    return ret
+    cid = get_cid()
+    return (cid is not None)
 
 
 def _have_socket_bluetooth():
@@ -485,8 +486,8 @@ def clientTearDown(self):
 @unittest.skipIf(fcntl is None, "need fcntl")
 @unittest.skipUnless(HAVE_SOCKET_VSOCK,
           'VSOCK sockets required for this test.')
-@unittest.skipUnless(get_cid() != 2,
-          "This test can only be run on a virtual guest.")
+@unittest.skipUnless(get_cid() != 2,  # VMADDR_CID_HOST
+                     "This test can only be run on a virtual guest.")
 class ThreadedVSOCKSocketStreamTest(unittest.TestCase, ThreadableTest):
 
     def __init__(self, methodName='runTest'):
@@ -507,10 +508,16 @@ def clientSetUp(self):
         self.cli = socket.socket(socket.AF_VSOCK, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
         self.addCleanup(self.cli.close)
         cid = get_cid()
+        if cid in (socket.VMADDR_CID_HOST, socket.VMADDR_CID_ANY):
+            # gh-119461: Use the local communication address (loopback)
+            cid = VMADDR_CID_LOCAL
         self.cli.connect((cid, VSOCKPORT))
 
     def testStream(self):
-        msg = self.conn.recv(1024)
+        try:
+            msg = self.conn.recv(1024)
+        except PermissionError as exc:
+            self.skipTest(repr(exc))
         self.assertEqual(msg, MSG)
 
     def _testStream(self):