diff --git a/Lib/imaplib.py b/Lib/imaplib.py
index 7807e8f..f13350e 100644
--- a/Lib/imaplib.py
+++ b/Lib/imaplib.py
@@ -226,8 +226,7 @@
         """
         self.host = host
         self.port = port
-        self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-        self.sock.connect((host, port))
+        self.sock = socket.create_connection((host, port))
         self.file = self.sock.makefile('rb')
 
 
@@ -1145,8 +1144,7 @@
             """
             self.host = host
             self.port = port
-            self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-            self.sock.connect((host, port))
+            self.sock = socket.create_connection((host, port))
             self.sslobj = ssl.wrap_socket(self.sock, self.keyfile, self.certfile)