diff --git a/tests/extmod/uselect_poll_basic.py b/tests/extmod/uselect_poll_basic.py
index 828fda1bbe..df52471ac3 100644
--- a/tests/extmod/uselect_poll_basic.py
+++ b/tests/extmod/uselect_poll_basic.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     try:
         import socket, select, errno
-    except ImportError:
+        select.poll  # Raises AttributeError for CPython implementations without poll()
+    except (ImportError, AttributeError):
         print("SKIP")
         raise SystemExit