diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9a7351396..98cdf96aa 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
    - dtucker@cvs.openbsd.org 2005/01/30 11:18:08
      [monitor.c]
      Make code match intent; ok djm@
+   - dtucker@cvs.openbsd.org 2005/02/08 22:24:57
+     [sshd.c]
+     Provide reason in error message if getnameinfo fails; ok markus@
 
 20050208
  - (dtucker) [regress/test-exec.sh] Bug #912: Set _POSIX2_VERSION for the
@@ -2104,4 +2107,4 @@
    - (djm) Trim deprecated options from INSTALL. Mention UsePAM
    - (djm) Fix quote handling in sftp; Patch from admorten AT umich.edu
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3643 2005/02/08 22:52:17 dtucker Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3644 2005/02/08 22:53:48 dtucker Exp $
diff --git a/sshd.c b/sshd.c
index 6b379521b..a5b7f1ca3 100644
--- a/sshd.c
+++ b/sshd.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: sshd.c,v 1.307 2005/01/21 08:32:02 otto Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: sshd.c,v 1.308 2005/02/08 22:24:57 dtucker Exp $");
 
 #include <openssl/dh.h>
 #include <openssl/bn.h>
@@ -1268,10 +1268,12 @@ main(int ac, char **av)
 			if (num_listen_socks >= MAX_LISTEN_SOCKS)
 				fatal("Too many listen sockets. "
 				    "Enlarge MAX_LISTEN_SOCKS");
-			if (getnameinfo(ai->ai_addr, ai->ai_addrlen,
+			if ((ret = getnameinfo(ai->ai_addr, ai->ai_addrlen,
 			    ntop, sizeof(ntop), strport, sizeof(strport),
-			    NI_NUMERICHOST|NI_NUMERICSERV) != 0) {
-				error("getnameinfo failed");
+			    NI_NUMERICHOST|NI_NUMERICSERV)) != 0) {
+				error("getnameinfo failed: %.100s",
+				    (ret != EAI_SYSTEM) ? gai_strerror(ret) :
+				    strerror(errno));
 				continue;
 			}
 			/* Create socket for listening. */