diff --git a/tornado/platform/asyncio.py b/tornado/platform/asyncio.py
index b7b63d199..bfe6d22b8 100644
--- a/tornado/platform/asyncio.py
+++ b/tornado/platform/asyncio.py
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ def initialize(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:  # type: ignore
             kwargs["asyncio_loop"] = loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
         try:
             super().initialize(**kwargs)
-        except Exception:
+        except (OSError, RuntimeError, ValueError, TypeError):
             # If initialize() does not succeed (taking ownership of the loop),
             # we have to close it.
             if loop is not None: