diff --git a/src/wayland-os.c b/src/wayland-os.c
index f0f6346e..f1e6c55f 100644
--- a/src/wayland-os.c
+++ b/src/wayland-os.c
@@ -87,6 +87,34 @@ wl_os_socket_cloexec(int domain, int type, int protocol)
 	return set_cloexec_or_close(fd);
 }
 
+int
+wl_os_socketpair_cloexec(int domain, int type, int protocol, int sv[2])
+{
+	int retval;
+
+#ifdef SOCK_CLOEXEC
+	retval = socketpair(domain, type | SOCK_CLOEXEC, protocol, sv);
+	if (retval >= 0)
+		return retval;
+	if (errno != EINVAL)
+		return -1;
+#endif
+
+	retval = socketpair(domain, type, protocol, sv);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		return retval;
+
+	sv[0] = set_cloexec_or_close(sv[0]);
+	sv[1] = set_cloexec_or_close(sv[1]);
+	if (sv[0] == -1 || sv[1] == -1) {
+		close(sv[0]);
+		close(sv[1]);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #if defined(__FreeBSD__)
 int
 wl_os_socket_peercred(int sockfd, uid_t *uid, gid_t *gid, pid_t *pid)
diff --git a/src/wayland-os.h b/src/wayland-os.h
index 068fd2fe..42e28007 100644
--- a/src/wayland-os.h
+++ b/src/wayland-os.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 int
 wl_os_socket_cloexec(int domain, int type, int protocol);
 
+int
+wl_os_socketpair_cloexec(int domain, int type, int protocol, int sv[2]);
+
 int
 wl_os_socket_peercred(int sockfd, uid_t *uid, gid_t *gid, pid_t *pid);
 
diff --git a/tests/client-test.c b/tests/client-test.c
index 5585c0cd..83bdead6 100644
--- a/tests/client-test.c
+++ b/tests/client-test.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "wayland-os.h"
 #include "wayland-private.h"
 #include "wayland-server.h"
 #include "test-runner.h"
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ TEST(client_destroy_listener)
 	bool user_data_destroyed = false;
 	int s[2];
 
-	assert(socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0, s) == 0);
+	assert(wl_os_socketpair_cloexec(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, s) == 0);
 	display = wl_display_create();
 	assert(display);
 	client = wl_client_create(display, s[0]);
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ TEST(client_destroy_removes_link)
 	struct client_destroy_listener destroy_listener;
 	int s[2];
 
-	assert(socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0, s) == 0);
+	assert(wl_os_socketpair_cloexec(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, s) == 0);
 	display = wl_display_create();
 	assert(display);
 	client = wl_client_create(display, s[0]);
diff --git a/tests/connection-test.c b/tests/connection-test.c
index aed97a0a..753091c6 100644
--- a/tests/connection-test.c
+++ b/tests/connection-test.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <poll.h>
 
+#include "wayland-os.h"
 #include "wayland-private.h"
 #include "test-runner.h"
 #include "test-compositor.h"
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ setup(int *s)
 {
 	struct wl_connection *connection;
 
-	assert(socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0, s) == 0);
+	assert(wl_os_socketpair_cloexec(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, s) == 0);
 
 	connection = wl_connection_create(s[0], WL_BUFFER_DEFAULT_MAX_SIZE);
 	assert(connection);
@@ -181,8 +182,8 @@ struct marshal_data {
 static void
 setup_marshal_data(struct marshal_data *data)
 {
-	assert(socketpair(AF_UNIX,
-			  SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0, data->s) == 0);
+	assert(wl_os_socketpair_cloexec(AF_UNIX,
+			  SOCK_STREAM, 0, data->s) == 0);
 	data->read_connection = wl_connection_create(data->s[0],
 						     WL_BUFFER_DEFAULT_MAX_SIZE);
 	assert(data->read_connection);
@@ -885,7 +886,7 @@ TEST(request_bogus_size)
 	for (bogus_size = 11; bogus_size >= 0; bogus_size--) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "* bogus size %d\n", bogus_size);
 
-		assert(socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0, s) == 0);
+		assert(wl_os_socketpair_cloexec(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, s) == 0);
 		display = wl_display_create();
 		assert(display);
 		client = wl_client_create(display, s[0]);
diff --git a/tests/os-wrappers-test.c b/tests/os-wrappers-test.c
index 83d99561..36e1ef42 100644
--- a/tests/os-wrappers-test.c
+++ b/tests/os-wrappers-test.c
@@ -166,7 +166,11 @@ do_os_wrappers_socket_cloexec(int n)
 	 * Must have 2 calls if falling back, but must also allow
 	 * falling back without a forced fallback.
 	 */
+#ifdef SOCK_CLOEXEC
 	assert(wrapped_calls_socket > n);
+#else
+	assert(wrapped_calls_socket == 1);
+#endif
 
 	exec_fd_leak_check(nr_fds);
 }
@@ -240,8 +244,8 @@ struct marshal_data {
 static void
 setup_marshal_data(struct marshal_data *data)
 {
-	assert(socketpair(AF_UNIX,
-			  SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0, data->s) == 0);
+	assert(wl_os_socketpair_cloexec(AF_UNIX,
+			  SOCK_STREAM, 0, data->s) == 0);
 
 	data->read_connection = wl_connection_create(data->s[0],
 						     WL_BUFFER_DEFAULT_MAX_SIZE);
diff --git a/tests/resources-test.c b/tests/resources-test.c
index 92707297..5a01785a 100644
--- a/tests/resources-test.c
+++ b/tests/resources-test.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include "wayland-os.h"
 #include "wayland-server.h"
 #include "test-runner.h"
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ TEST(create_resource_tst)
 	int s[2];
 	uint32_t id;
 
-	assert(socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0, s) == 0);
+	assert(wl_os_socketpair_cloexec(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, s) == 0);
 	display = wl_display_create();
 	assert(display);
 	client = wl_client_create(display, s[0]);
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ TEST(destroy_res_tst)
 		.notify = &destroy_notify
 	};
 
-	assert(socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0, s) == 0);
+	assert(wl_os_socketpair_cloexec(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, s) == 0);
 	display = wl_display_create();
 	assert(display);
 	client = wl_client_create(display, s[0]);
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ TEST(create_resource_with_same_id)
 	int s[2];
 	uint32_t id;
 
-	assert(socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0, s) == 0);
+	assert(wl_os_socketpair_cloexec(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, s) == 0);
 	display = wl_display_create();
 	assert(display);
 	client = wl_client_create(display, s[0]);
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ TEST(resource_destroy_iteration)
 		.notify = &resource_destroy_notify
 	};
 
-	assert(socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0, s) == 0);
+	assert(wl_os_socketpair_cloexec(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, s) == 0);
 	display = wl_display_create();
 	assert(display);
 	client = wl_client_create(display, s[0]);