diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index c5e7afa..0196fcd 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ 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
+
 	docu mentions option so-bindtodev but correct name is so-bindtodevice. 
 	Thanks to Jim Zimmerman for reporting.
 
diff --git a/xio-socket.c b/xio-socket.c
index ef2157d..9bfadc4 100644
--- a/xio-socket.c
+++ b/xio-socket.c
@@ -952,15 +952,15 @@ int _xioopen_connect(struct single *xfd, struct sockaddr *us, size_t uslen,
 	 Close(xfd->rfd);
 	 return STAT_RETRYLATER;
       }
+   } else {    /* result >= 0 */
+      Notice1("successfully connected from local address %s",
+	      sockaddr_info(&la.soa, themlen, infobuff, sizeof(infobuff)));
    }
 
    applyopts_fchown(xfd->rfd, opts);	/* OPT_USER, OPT_GROUP */
    applyopts(xfd->rfd, opts, PH_CONNECTED);
    applyopts(xfd->rfd, opts, PH_LATE);
 
-   Notice1("successfully connected from local address %s",
-	   sockaddr_info(&la.soa, themlen, infobuff, sizeof(infobuff)));
-
    return STAT_OK;
 }