diff --git a/tests/kdc/check-kadmin.in b/tests/kdc/check-kadmin.in
index d1a6f94c3..a6b18b166 100644
--- a/tests/kdc/check-kadmin.in
+++ b/tests/kdc/check-kadmin.in
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ ${kadmin} -p foo/admin@${R} get -s doesnotexists@${R} \
 sed 's/lt-kadmin:/kadmin:/' < kadmin.tmp > kadmin2.tmp
 mv kadmin2.tmp kadmin.tmp
 
+# If client tried IPv6, but service only listened on IPv4
+grep -v ': connect' kadmin.tmp > kadmin2.tmp
+mv kadmin2.tmp kadmin.tmp
+
 cmp kadmin.tmp ${srcdir}/donotexists.txt || \
     { echo "wrong response"; exit 1;}