diff --git a/Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py b/Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py
index eac204f..340dc2d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     try:
         a = linuxaudiodev.open('w')
     except linuxaudiodev.error as msg:
-        if msg[0] in (errno.EACCES, errno.ENOENT, errno.ENODEV, errno.EBUSY):
+        if msg.args[0] in (errno.EACCES, errno.ENOENT, errno.ENODEV, errno.EBUSY):
             raise TestSkipped, msg
         raise TestFailed, msg
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ossaudiodev.py b/Lib/test/test_ossaudiodev.py
index e97e788..6ca1f74 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ossaudiodev.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ossaudiodev.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     try:
         dsp = ossaudiodev.open('w')
     except IOError as msg:
-        if msg[0] in (errno.EACCES, errno.ENOENT, errno.ENODEV, errno.EBUSY):
+        if msg.args[0] in (errno.EACCES, errno.ENOENT, errno.ENODEV, errno.EBUSY):
             raise TestSkipped, msg
         raise TestFailed, msg