diff --git a/lib/connect.c b/lib/connect.c
index 9bd1bdfbd..6babb9f42 100644
--- a/lib/connect.c
+++ b/lib/connect.c
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_connecthost(struct connectdata *conn,  /* context */
           /* we are connected, awesome! */
           break;
 	}
+        failf(data, "socket error: %d", err);
         /* we are _not_ connected, it was a false alert, continue please */
       }