diff --git a/usr.bin/ftp/fetch.c b/usr.bin/ftp/fetch.c
index 62b64e9e35dd..fa6a0e44ba18 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ftp/fetch.c
+++ b/usr.bin/ftp/fetch.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ url_get(origline, proxyenv)
 	const char *proxyenv;
 {
 	struct addrinfo hints;
-	struct addrinfo *res;
+	struct addrinfo *res0, *res;
 	char nameinfo[2 * INET6_ADDRSTRLEN + 1];
 	int i, out, isftpurl;
 	char *port;
@@ -207,9 +207,10 @@ url_get(origline, proxyenv)
 	hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
 	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
 	error = getaddrinfo(host, port, &hints, &res);
+	res0 = res;
 	if (error) {
 		warnx("%s: %s", host, gai_strerror(error));
-		if (error = EAI_SYSTEM)
+		if (error == EAI_SYSTEM)
 			warnx("%s: %s", host, strerror(errno));
 		goto cleanup_url_get;
 	}
@@ -238,11 +239,13 @@ url_get(origline, proxyenv)
 		res = res->ai_next;
 		if (res)
 			continue;
+		warn("Can't connect to %s", host);
 		goto cleanup_url_get;
 	}
 
 	break;
       }
+	freeaddrinfo(res0);
 
 	/*
 	 * Construct and send the request.  We're expecting a return
@@ -394,6 +397,8 @@ cleanup_url_get:
 	if (proxy)
 		free(proxy);
 	free(line);
+	if (res0 != NULL)
+		freeaddrinfo(res0);
 	return (-1);
 }
 
diff --git a/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.c b/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.c
index e2c6a39ad456..86dc44dec645 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.c
+++ b/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ hookup(host, port)
 		goto bad;
 	}
 	memcpy(&hisctladdr, res->ai_addr, res->ai_addrlen);
+	freeaddrinfo(res0);
 	len = sizeof(myctladdr);
 	if (getsockname(s, (struct sockaddr *)&myctladdr, &len) < 0) {
 		warn("getsockname");
diff --git a/usr.bin/ftp/main.c b/usr.bin/ftp/main.c
index aeb74878c8a7..5a1e5e626ed4 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ftp/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/ftp/main.c
@@ -232,10 +232,9 @@ main(argc, argv)
 		hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
 		error = getaddrinfo(src_addr, NULL, &hints, &res);
 		if (error) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s", src_addr,
-				gai_strerror(error));
+			warnx("%s: %s", src_addr, gai_strerror(error));
 			if (error == EAI_SYSTEM)
-				errx(1, "%s", strerror(errno));
+				warnx("%s", strerror(errno));
 			exit(1);
 		}
 		memcpy(&bindto, res->ai_addr, res->ai_addrlen);