diff --git a/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/aliases b/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/aliases
index 1bf9c0dc226..38ad1b8f8c5 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/aliases
+++ b/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/aliases
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 shippable/posix/group3
 needs/ssh
+needs/root  # only on macOS and FreeBSD to configure network interfaces
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/runme.sh
index a9056eb8806..0334ce1dae6 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/runme.sh
+++ b/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/runme.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,46 @@
 
 set -eux
 
+platform="$(uname)"
+
+function setup() {
+    if [[ "${platform}" == "FreeBSD" ]] || [[ "${platform}" == "Darwin" ]]; then
+        ifconfig lo0
+
+        existing=$(ifconfig lo0 | grep '^[[:blank:]]inet 127\.0\.0\. ' || true)
+
+        echo "${existing}"
+
+        for i in 3 4 254; do
+            ip="127.0.0.${i}"
+
+            if [[ "${existing}" != *"${ip}"* ]]; then
+                ifconfig lo0 alias "${ip}" up
+            fi
+        done
+
+        ifconfig lo0
+    fi
+}
+
+function teardown() {
+    if [[ "${platform}" == "FreeBSD" ]] || [[ "${platform}" == "Darwin" ]]; then
+        for i in 3 4 254; do
+            ip="127.0.0.${i}"
+
+            if [[ "${existing}" != *"${ip}"* ]]; then
+                ifconfig lo0 -alias "${ip}"
+            fi
+        done
+
+        ifconfig lo0
+    fi
+}
+
+setup
+
+trap teardown EXIT
+
 ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS='-C -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null' \
     ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=false ansible-playbook test_delegate_to.yml -i inventory -v "$@"
 
diff --git a/test/runner/setup/remote.sh b/test/runner/setup/remote.sh
index 0c8d4632e1c..f3d79368ffc 100644
--- a/test/runner/setup/remote.sh
+++ b/test/runner/setup/remote.sh
@@ -75,15 +75,6 @@ fi
 
 if [ "${platform}" = "freebsd" ] || [ "${platform}" = "osx" ]; then
     pip install virtualenv
-
-    # Tests assume loopback addresses other than 127.0.0.1 will work.
-    # Add aliases for loopback addresses used by tests.
-
-    for i in 3 4 254; do
-        ifconfig lo0 alias "127.0.0.${i}" up
-    done
-
-    ifconfig lo0
 fi
 
 # Since tests run as root, we also need to be able to ssh to localhost as root.