diff --git a/lib/std/net/test.zig b/lib/std/net/test.zig
index a49b8f7551..12eb7c6cb2 100644
--- a/lib/std/net/test.zig
+++ b/lib/std/net/test.zig
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ test "listen on a port, send bytes, receive bytes" {
 
     // Try only the IPv4 variant as some CI builders have no IPv6 localhost
     // configured.
-    const localhost = try net.Address.parseIp("127.0.0.1", 8080);
+    const localhost = try net.Address.parseIp("127.0.0.1", 0);
 
     var server = net.StreamServer.init(.{});
     defer server.deinit();