diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 6f279dd..9ed08e6 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ corrections:
 	UNIX-CONNECT did not support half-close. Thanks to Greg Hughes who
 	pointed me to that bug
 
+	TCP-CONNECT with option nonblock reported successful connect even when
+	it was still pending
+
 ####################### V 1.7.1.3:
 
 security:
diff --git a/xio-socket.c b/xio-socket.c
index 1cfd714..3829e81 100644
--- a/xio-socket.c
+++ b/xio-socket.c
@@ -910,15 +910,15 @@ int _xioopen_connect(struct single *xfd, struct sockaddr *us, size_t uslen,
 	 Close(xfd->fd);
 	 return STAT_RETRYLATER;
       }
+   } else {	/* result >= 0 */
+      Notice1("successfully connected from local address %s",
+	      sockaddr_info(&la.soa, themlen, infobuff, sizeof(infobuff)));
    }
 
    applyopts_fchown(xfd->fd, opts);	/* OPT_USER, OPT_GROUP */
    applyopts(xfd->fd, opts, PH_CONNECTED);
    applyopts(xfd->fd, opts, PH_LATE);
 
-   Notice1("successfully connected from local address %s",
-	   sockaddr_info(&la.soa, themlen, infobuff, sizeof(infobuff)));
-
    return STAT_OK;
 }