diff --git a/spec/h1_connection_spec.lua b/spec/h1_connection_spec.lua
index 7f3c4246..fa1d0019 100644
--- a/spec/h1_connection_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/h1_connection_spec.lua
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ describe("low level http 1 connection operations", function()
 			assert.same({nil}, {s:peername()})
 		end
 	end)
-	it("persists errors (except ETIMEDOUT) until cleared", function()
+	-- Pending as ECONNRESET behaviour is unportable
+	pending("persists errors (except ETIMEDOUT) until cleared", function()
 		local s, c = new_pair(1.1)
 		assert.same(ce.ETIMEDOUT, select(3, s:read_request_line(0)))
-		-- remote end closing with un-read data gives ECONNRESET (only on linux?)
 		assert(s:write_status_line(1.0, "100", "continue", TEST_TIMEOUT))
 		assert(s:flush(TEST_TIMEOUT))
 		c:close()
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@ describe("low level http 1 connection operations", function()
 			s:close()
 			c:close()
 		end)
-		it("handles connection reset", function()
+		-- Pending as ECONNRESET behaviour is unportable
+		pending("handles connection reset", function()
 			local s, c = new_pair(1.1)
 			assert(s:write_body_plain("something that flushes"))
 			c:close()
@@ -395,7 +396,8 @@ describe("low level http 1 connection operations", function()
 			s:close()
 			c:close()
 		end)
-		it("connection reset", function()
+		-- Pending as ECONNRESET behaviour is unportable
+		pending("connection reset", function()
 			local s, c = new_pair(1.1)
 			assert(s:write_body_plain("something that flushes"))
 			c:close()