diff --git a/Lib/test/pythoninfo.py b/Lib/test/pythoninfo.py
index 84e1c047f92191..eadc87a052c4ab 100644
--- a/Lib/test/pythoninfo.py
+++ b/Lib/test/pythoninfo.py
@@ -543,7 +543,10 @@ def format_attr(attr, value):
 
 
 def collect_socket(info_add):
-    import socket
+    try:
+        import socket
+    except ImportError:
+        return
 
     try:
         hostname = socket.gethostname()