diff --git a/test/simple/test-net-remote-address-port.js b/test/simple/test-net-remote-address-port.js
index 1f565f460a..0cfe47afe6 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-net-remote-address-port.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-net-remote-address-port.js
@@ -26,10 +26,16 @@ var net = require('net');
 
 var conns = 0, conns_closed = 0;
 
+var remoteAddrCandidates = [ '127.0.0.1'];
+if (common.hasIPv6) remoteAddrCandidates.push('::ffff:127.0.0.1');
+
+var remoteFamilyCandidates = ['IPv4'];
+if (common.hasIPv6) remoteFamilyCandidates.push('IPv6');
+
 var server = net.createServer(function(socket) {
   conns++;
-  assert.equal('127.0.0.1', socket.remoteAddress);
-  assert.equal('IPv4', socket.remoteFamily);
+  assert.notEqual(-1, remoteAddrCandidates.indexOf(socket.remoteAddress));
+  assert.notEqual(-1, remoteFamilyCandidates.indexOf(socket.remoteFamily));
   assert.ok(socket.remotePort);
   assert.notEqual(socket.remotePort, common.PORT);
   socket.on('end', function() {
@@ -42,14 +48,14 @@ server.listen(common.PORT, 'localhost', function() {
   var client = net.createConnection(common.PORT, 'localhost');
   var client2 = net.createConnection(common.PORT);
   client.on('connect', function() {
-    assert.equal('127.0.0.1', client.remoteAddress);
-    assert.equal('IPv4', client.remoteFamily);
+    assert.notEqual(-1, remoteAddrCandidates.indexOf(client.remoteAddress));
+    assert.notEqual(-1, remoteFamilyCandidates.indexOf(client.remoteFamily));
     assert.equal(common.PORT, client.remotePort);
     client.end();
   });
   client2.on('connect', function() {
-    assert.equal('127.0.0.1', client2.remoteAddress);
-    assert.equal('IPv4', client2.remoteFamily);
+    assert.notEqual(-1, remoteAddrCandidates.indexOf(client2.remoteAddress));
+    assert.notEqual(-1, remoteFamilyCandidates.indexOf(client2.remoteFamily));
     assert.equal(common.PORT, client2.remotePort);
     client2.end();
   });