diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py b/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
index 2e007137414..37d50aa2335 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
@@ -464,7 +464,11 @@ def create_server(self, protocol_factory, host=None, port=None,
             try:
                 for res in infos:
                     af, socktype, proto, canonname, sa = res
-                    sock = socket.socket(af, socktype, proto)
+                    try:
+                        sock = socket.socket(af, socktype, proto)
+                    except socket.error:
+                        # Assume it's a bad family/type/protocol combination.
+                        continue
                     sockets.append(sock)
                     if reuse_address:
                         sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR,