diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index 584e04c217..2f55ad2c25 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -480,8 +480,8 @@ char *get_port(char *host)
 	char *p = strchr(host, ':');
 
 	if (p) {
-		strtol(p+1, &end, 10);
-		if (*end == '\0') {
+		long port = strtol(p + 1, &end, 10);
+		if (end != p + 1 && *end == '\0' && 0 <= port && port < 65536) {
 			*p = '\0';
 			return p+1;
 		}