if (rc < 0)
                return rc;
 
-       rc = socket->ops->connect(socket, saddr, slen, 0);
-       if (rc < 0) {
-               cFYI(1, "Error %d connecting to server", rc);
-               sock_release(socket);
-               server->ssocket = NULL;
-               return rc;
-       }
-
        /*
         * Eventually check for other socket options to change from
         * the default. sock_setsockopt not used because it expects
                 socket->sk->sk_sndbuf,
                 socket->sk->sk_rcvbuf, socket->sk->sk_rcvtimeo);
 
+       rc = socket->ops->connect(socket, saddr, slen, 0);
+       if (rc < 0) {
+               cFYI(1, "Error %d connecting to server", rc);
+               sock_release(socket);
+               server->ssocket = NULL;
+               return rc;
+       }
+
        if (sport == htons(RFC1001_PORT))
                rc = ip_rfc1001_connect(server);