diff --git a/lib/connect.c b/lib/connect.c
index 61e45689e28c62..34fc1e844232c8 100644
--- a/lib/connect.c
+++ b/lib/connect.c
@@ -369,9 +369,11 @@ CURLcode Curl_connecthost(struct connectdata *conn,  /* context */
     /* subtract the passed time */
     timeout_ms -= (long)has_passed;
 
-    if(timeout_ms < 0)
+    if(timeout_ms < 0) {
       /* a precaution, no need to continue if time already is up */
+      failf(data, "Connection time-out");
       return CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEOUTED;
+    }
   }
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_IPV6