diff --git a/S32-io/IO-Socket-INET.t b/S32-io/IO-Socket-INET.t
index ac3634043a..7dcd9f3a3a 100644
--- a/S32-io/IO-Socket-INET.t
+++ b/S32-io/IO-Socket-INET.t
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ do-test
 }
 
 if $*DISTRO.is-win            or  # test for WSL below
-   $*KERNEL.name eq "linux"   and $*KERNEL.release ~~ /:i <|w>Microsoft<|w>/ {
+   $*KERNEL.name eq "linux"   and $*KERNEL.release ~~ /:i <?wb>Microsoft<?wb>/ {
     # https://github.com/Raku/old-issue-tracker/issues/6094
     skip 'Winsock 1 second delay for connection failure RT #130892', 1
 }