diff --git a/man2/connect.2 b/man2/connect.2
index 04b15f3ba..d0f05d024 100644
--- a/man2/connect.2
+++ b/man2/connect.2
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ Some POSIX confusion resulted in the present
 also used by glibc.
 See also
 .BR accept (2).
+
+If
+.B connect()
+fails, consider the state of the socket as unspecified.
+Portable applications should close the socket and create a new one for
+reconnecting.
 .SH EXAMPLE
 An example of the use of
 .BR connect ()