diff --git a/src/syscall/creds_test.go b/src/syscall/creds_test.go
index 1ee56fc340..2fc61df1c5 100644
--- a/src/syscall/creds_test.go
+++ b/src/syscall/creds_test.go
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ func TestSCMCredentials(t *testing.T) {
 			if sys, ok := err.(*os.SyscallError); ok {
 				err = sys.Err
 			}
-			if err != syscall.EPERM {
-				t.Fatalf("WriteMsgUnix failed with %v, want EPERM", err)
+			switch err {
+			case syscall.EPERM, syscall.EINVAL:
+			default:
+				t.Fatalf("WriteMsgUnix failed with %v, want EPERM or EINVAL", err)
 			}
 		}