diff --git a/testsuite/src/main/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/SocketRstTest.java b/testsuite/src/main/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/SocketRstTest.java
index d467f3f22a..4eb1b84653 100644
--- a/testsuite/src/main/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/SocketRstTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/src/main/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/SocketRstTest.java
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 public class SocketRstTest extends AbstractSocketTest {
     protected void assertRstOnCloseException(IOException cause, Channel clientChannel) {
         if (Locale.getDefault() == Locale.US || Locale.getDefault() == Locale.UK) {
-            assertTrue("actual message: " + cause.getMessage(), cause.getMessage().contains("reset"));
+            assertTrue("actual message: " + cause.getMessage(),
+                       cause.getMessage().contains("reset") || cause.getMessage().contains("closed"));
         }
     }