diff --git a/ipv6/icmp_test.go b/ipv6/icmp_test.go
index 76e02dc8..d0c8089c 100644
--- a/ipv6/icmp_test.go
+++ b/ipv6/icmp_test.go
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ package ipv6_test
 
 import (
 	"net"
-	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
+	"golang.org/x/net/internal/nettest"
 	"golang.org/x/net/ipv6"
 )
 
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ func TestSetICMPFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	if !supportsIPv6 {
 		t.Skip("ipv6 is not supported")
 	}
-	if os.Getuid() != 0 {
-		t.Skip("must be root")
+	if m, ok := nettest.SupportsRawIPSocket(); !ok {
+		t.Skip(m)
 	}
 
 	c, err := net.ListenPacket("ip6:ipv6-icmp", "::1")
diff --git a/ipv6/multicast_test.go b/ipv6/multicast_test.go
index 768f404c..0c1ac20a 100644
--- a/ipv6/multicast_test.go
+++ b/ipv6/multicast_test.go
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ func TestPacketConnReadWriteMulticastICMP(t *testing.T) {
 	if !supportsIPv6 {
 		t.Skip("ipv6 is not supported")
 	}
-	if os.Getuid() != 0 {
-		t.Skip("must be root")
+	if m, ok := nettest.SupportsRawIPSocket(); !ok {
+		t.Skip(m)
 	}
 	ifi := nettest.RoutedInterface("ip6", net.FlagUp|net.FlagMulticast|net.FlagLoopback)
 	if ifi == nil {
diff --git a/ipv6/multicastlistener_test.go b/ipv6/multicastlistener_test.go
index 78393bfa..41e7235e 100644
--- a/ipv6/multicastlistener_test.go
+++ b/ipv6/multicastlistener_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package ipv6_test
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
-	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -164,8 +163,8 @@ func TestIPSinglePacketConnWithSingleGroupListener(t *testing.T) {
 	if !supportsIPv6 {
 		t.Skip("ipv6 is not supported")
 	}
-	if os.Getuid() != 0 {
-		t.Skip("must be root")
+	if m, ok := nettest.SupportsRawIPSocket(); !ok {
+		t.Skip(m)
 	}
 
 	c, err := net.ListenPacket("ip6:ipv6-icmp", "::") // wildcard address
@@ -208,8 +207,8 @@ func TestIPPerInterfaceSinglePacketConnWithSingleGroupListener(t *testing.T) {
 	if !supportsIPv6 {
 		t.Skip("ipv6 is not supported")
 	}
-	if os.Getuid() != 0 {
-		t.Skip("must be root")
+	if m, ok := nettest.SupportsRawIPSocket(); !ok {
+		t.Skip(m)
 	}
 
 	gaddr := net.IPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("ff02::114")} // see RFC 4727
diff --git a/ipv6/multicastsockopt_test.go b/ipv6/multicastsockopt_test.go
index 72e68a03..bf59750c 100644
--- a/ipv6/multicastsockopt_test.go
+++ b/ipv6/multicastsockopt_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package ipv6_test
 
 import (
 	"net"
-	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -38,9 +37,10 @@ func TestPacketConnMulticastSocketOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skipf("not available on %q", runtime.GOOS)
 	}
 
+	m, ok := nettest.SupportsRawIPSocket()
 	for _, tt := range packetConnMulticastSocketOptionTests {
-		if tt.net == "ip6" && os.Getuid() != 0 {
-			t.Log("must be root")
+		if tt.net == "ip6" && !ok {
+			t.Log(m)
 			continue
 		}
 		c, err := net.ListenPacket(tt.net+tt.proto, tt.addr)
diff --git a/ipv6/sockopt_test.go b/ipv6/sockopt_test.go
index 96048bfb..7dd95c71 100644
--- a/ipv6/sockopt_test.go
+++ b/ipv6/sockopt_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package ipv6_test
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
-	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -102,8 +101,8 @@ func TestPacketConnChecksum(t *testing.T) {
 	if !supportsIPv6 {
 		t.Skip("ipv6 is not supported")
 	}
-	if os.Getuid() != 0 {
-		t.Skip("must be root")
+	if m, ok := nettest.SupportsRawIPSocket(); !ok {
+		t.Skip(m)
 	}
 
 	c, err := net.ListenPacket(fmt.Sprintf("ip6:%d", iana.ProtocolOSPFIGP), "::") // OSPF for IPv6
diff --git a/ipv6/unicast_test.go b/ipv6/unicast_test.go
index 6394965a..30660cd0 100644
--- a/ipv6/unicast_test.go
+++ b/ipv6/unicast_test.go
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ func TestPacketConnReadWriteUnicastICMP(t *testing.T) {
 	if !supportsIPv6 {
 		t.Skip("ipv6 is not supported")
 	}
-	if os.Getuid() != 0 {
-		t.Skip("must be root")
+	if m, ok := nettest.SupportsRawIPSocket(); !ok {
+		t.Skip(m)
 	}
 
 	c, err := net.ListenPacket("ip6:ipv6-icmp", "::1")
diff --git a/ipv6/unicastsockopt_test.go b/ipv6/unicastsockopt_test.go
index 97e71a76..51448d45 100644
--- a/ipv6/unicastsockopt_test.go
+++ b/ipv6/unicastsockopt_test.go
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ package ipv6_test
 
 import (
 	"net"
-	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
 	"golang.org/x/net/internal/iana"
+	"golang.org/x/net/internal/nettest"
 	"golang.org/x/net/ipv6"
 )
 
@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@ func TestPacketConnUnicastSocketOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skip("ipv6 is not supported")
 	}
 
+	m, ok := nettest.SupportsRawIPSocket()
 	for _, tt := range packetConnUnicastSocketOptionTests {
-		if tt.net == "ip6" && os.Getuid() != 0 {
-			t.Skip("must be root")
+		if tt.net == "ip6" && !ok {
+			t.Log(m)
+			continue
 		}
 		c, err := net.ListenPacket(tt.net+tt.proto, tt.addr)
 		if err != nil {