diff --git a/src/pkg/net/fd.go b/src/pkg/net/fd.go
index 3e8780083d..cd1a21dc36 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/fd.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/fd.go
@@ -303,26 +303,18 @@ func (fd *netFD) setAddr(laddr, raddr Addr) {
 	fd.sysfile = os.NewFile(fd.sysfd, fd.net+":"+ls+"->"+rs)
 }
 
-func (fd *netFD) connect(la, ra syscall.Sockaddr) (err os.Error) {
-	if la != nil {
-		e := syscall.Bind(fd.sysfd, la)
-		if e != 0 {
-			return os.Errno(e)
+func (fd *netFD) connect(ra syscall.Sockaddr) (err os.Error) {
+	e := syscall.Connect(fd.sysfd, ra)
+	if e == syscall.EINPROGRESS {
+		var errno int
+		pollserver.WaitWrite(fd)
+		e, errno = syscall.GetsockoptInt(fd.sysfd, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_ERROR)
+		if errno != 0 {
+			return os.NewSyscallError("getsockopt", errno)
 		}
 	}
-	if ra != nil {
-		e := syscall.Connect(fd.sysfd, ra)
-		if e == syscall.EINPROGRESS {
-			var errno int
-			pollserver.WaitWrite(fd)
-			e, errno = syscall.GetsockoptInt(fd.sysfd, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_ERROR)
-			if errno != 0 {
-				return os.NewSyscallError("getsockopt", errno)
-			}
-		}
-		if e != 0 {
-			return os.Errno(e)
-		}
+	if e != 0 {
+		return os.Errno(e)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/fd_windows.go b/src/pkg/net/fd_windows.go
index 0abf230ce1..c2f736cc12 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/fd_windows.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/fd_windows.go
@@ -253,18 +253,10 @@ func (fd *netFD) setAddr(laddr, raddr Addr) {
 	fd.raddr = raddr
 }
 
-func (fd *netFD) connect(la, ra syscall.Sockaddr) (err os.Error) {
-	if la != nil {
-		e := syscall.Bind(fd.sysfd, la)
-		if e != 0 {
-			return os.Errno(e)
-		}
-	}
-	if ra != nil {
-		e := syscall.Connect(fd.sysfd, ra)
-		if e != 0 {
-			return os.Errno(e)
-		}
+func (fd *netFD) connect(ra syscall.Sockaddr) (err os.Error) {
+	e := syscall.Connect(fd.sysfd, ra)
+	if e != 0 {
+		return os.Errno(e)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/sock.go b/src/pkg/net/sock.go
index 9b99ad58f8..933700af16 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/sock.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/sock.go
@@ -44,19 +44,30 @@ func socket(net string, f, p, t int, la, ra syscall.Sockaddr, toAddr func(syscal
 		syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.IPPROTO_IPV6, syscall.IPV6_V6ONLY, 0)
 	}
 
+	if la != nil {
+		e = syscall.Bind(s, la)
+		if e != 0 {
+			closesocket(s)
+			return nil, os.Errno(e)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if fd, err = newFD(s, f, p, net); err != nil {
 		closesocket(s)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = fd.connect(la, ra); err != nil {
-		closesocket(s)
-		return nil, err
+	if ra != nil {
+		if err = fd.connect(ra); err != nil {
+			fd.sysfd = -1
+			closesocket(s)
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
-	sa, _ := syscall.Getsockname(fd.sysfd)
+	sa, _ := syscall.Getsockname(s)
 	laddr := toAddr(sa)
-	sa, _ = syscall.Getpeername(fd.sysfd)
+	sa, _ = syscall.Getpeername(s)
 	raddr := toAddr(sa)
 
 	fd.setAddr(laddr, raddr)