diff --git a/src/pkg/net/dial_test.go b/src/pkg/net/dial_test.go
index f1d813f412..c0a8142780 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/dial_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/dial_test.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func TestSelfConnect(t *testing.T) {
 		n = 100
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
-		c, err := Dial("tcp", addr)
+		c, err := DialTimeout("tcp", addr, time.Millisecond)
 		if err == nil {
 			c.Close()
 			t.Errorf("#%d: Dial %q succeeded", i, addr)