diff --git a/tests/extmod/uselect_poll_udp.py b/tests/extmod/uselect_poll_udp.py
index f6be262ee0..2a56a122b5 100644
--- a/tests/extmod/uselect_poll_udp.py
+++ b/tests/extmod/uselect_poll_udp.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     try:
         import socket, select
-    except ImportError:
+
+        select.poll  # Raises AttributeError for CPython implementations without poll()
+    except (ImportError, AttributeError):
         print("SKIP")
         raise SystemExit