diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index 2119c3f74e..844107e295 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ static const char *ai_name(const struct addrinfo *ai)
  */
 static int git_tcp_connect_sock(char *host, int flags)
 {
-	int sockfd = -1, saved_errno = 0;
+	struct strbuf error_message = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int sockfd = -1;
 	const char *port = STR(DEFAULT_GIT_PORT);
 	struct addrinfo hints, *ai0, *ai;
 	int gai;
@@ -219,18 +220,12 @@ static int git_tcp_connect_sock(char *host, int flags)
 	for (ai0 = ai; ai; ai = ai->ai_next) {
 		sockfd = socket(ai->ai_family,
 				ai->ai_socktype, ai->ai_protocol);
-		if (sockfd < 0) {
-			saved_errno = errno;
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (connect(sockfd, ai->ai_addr, ai->ai_addrlen) < 0) {
-			saved_errno = errno;
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s[%d: %s]: errno=%s\n",
-				host,
-				cnt,
-				ai_name(ai),
-				strerror(saved_errno));
-			close(sockfd);
+		if ((sockfd < 0) ||
+		    (connect(sockfd, ai->ai_addr, ai->ai_addrlen) < 0)) {
+			strbuf_addf(&error_message, "%s[%d: %s]: errno=%s\n",
+				    host, cnt, ai_name(ai), strerror(errno));
+			if (0 <= sockfd)
+				close(sockfd);
 			sockfd = -1;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -242,11 +237,13 @@ static int git_tcp_connect_sock(char *host, int flags)
 	freeaddrinfo(ai0);
 
 	if (sockfd < 0)
-		die("unable to connect a socket (%s)", strerror(saved_errno));
+		die("unable to connect to %s:\n%s", host, error_message.buf);
 
 	if (flags & CONNECT_VERBOSE)
 		fprintf(stderr, "done.\n");
 
+	strbuf_release(&error_message);
+
 	return sockfd;
 }