diff --git a/lib/connect.c b/lib/connect.c
index 6babb9f42b1ca9fadedacc1bf702963c33a5a69d..ba00b73e9a44fd06a78cf79d6ce7f4f8744f8316 100644
--- a/lib/connect.c
+++ b/lib/connect.c
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_connecthost(struct connectdata *conn,  /* context */
     /* no good connect was made */
     sclose(sockfd);
     *sockconn = -1;
+    failf(data, "Connect failed");
     return CURLE_COULDNT_CONNECT;
   }