diff --git a/src/nvme/fabrics.c b/src/nvme/fabrics.c
index bfc8cd3c..1222da92 100644
--- a/src/nvme/fabrics.c
+++ b/src/nvme/fabrics.c
@@ -779,9 +779,12 @@ static int __nvmf_add_ctrl(nvme_root_t r, const char *argstr)
 		case EOPNOTSUPP:
 			ret = -ENVME_CONNECT_OPNOTSUPP;
 			break;
-		case ECONNREFUSED :
+		case ECONNREFUSED:
 			ret = -ENVME_CONNECT_CONNREFUSED;
 			break;
+		case EADDRNOTAVAIL:
+			ret = -ENVME_CONNECT_ADDRNOTAVAIL;
+			break;
 		default:
 			ret = -ENVME_CONNECT_WRITE;
 			break;
diff --git a/src/nvme/util.c b/src/nvme/util.c
index c8e759c0..8592685b 100644
--- a/src/nvme/util.c
+++ b/src/nvme/util.c
@@ -567,8 +567,9 @@ static const char * const libnvme_status[] = {
 	[ENVME_CONNECT_INVAL] = "invalid arguments/configuration",
 	[ENVME_CONNECT_ADDRINUSE] = "hostnqn already in use",
 	[ENVME_CONNECT_NODEV] = "invalid interface",
-	[ENVME_CONNECT_OPNOTSUPP] ="not supported",
+	[ENVME_CONNECT_OPNOTSUPP] = "not supported",
 	[ENVME_CONNECT_CONNREFUSED] = "connection refused",
+	[ENVME_CONNECT_ADDRNOTAVAIL] = "cannot assign requested address",
 };
 
 const char *nvme_errno_to_string(int status)
diff --git a/src/nvme/util.h b/src/nvme/util.h
index 3e30ed2b..0c1e646c 100644
--- a/src/nvme/util.h
+++ b/src/nvme/util.h
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
  * @ENVME_CONNECT_ADDRINUSE:	hostnqn already in use
  * @ENVME_CONNECT_NODEV:	invalid interface
  * @ENVME_CONNECT_OPNOTSUPP:	not supported
- * @ENVME_CONNECT_CONNREFUSED:      connection refused
+ * @ENVME_CONNECT_CONNREFUSED:	connection refused
+ * @ENVME_CONNECT_ADDRNOTAVAIL:	cannot assign requested address
  */
 enum nvme_connect_err {
 	ENVME_CONNECT_RESOLVE	= 1000,
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ enum nvme_connect_err {
 	ENVME_CONNECT_NODEV,
 	ENVME_CONNECT_OPNOTSUPP,
 	ENVME_CONNECT_CONNREFUSED,
+	ENVME_CONNECT_ADDRNOTAVAIL,
 };
 
 /**