diff --git a/src/net/tcp/stream.rs b/src/net/tcp/stream.rs
index 6687a1b..d823317 100644
--- a/src/net/tcp/stream.rs
+++ b/src/net/tcp/stream.rs
@@ -78,61 +78,10 @@ impl TcpStream {
     /// # Ok(()) }) }
     /// ```
     pub async fn connect<A: ToSocketAddrs>(addrs: A) -> io::Result<TcpStream> {
-        enum State {
-            Waiting(TcpStream),
-            Error(io::Error),
-            Done,
-        }
-
         let mut last_err = None;
 
         for addr in addrs.to_socket_addrs()? {
-            let mut state = {
-                match mio::net::TcpStream::connect(&addr) {
-                    Ok(mio_stream) => {
-                        #[cfg(unix)]
-                        let stream = TcpStream {
-                            raw_fd: mio_stream.as_raw_fd(),
-                            io_handle: IoHandle::new(mio_stream),
-                        };
-
-                        #[cfg(windows)]
-                        let stream = TcpStream {
-                            // raw_socket: mio_stream.as_raw_socket(),
-                            io_handle: IoHandle::new(mio_stream),
-                        };
-
-                        State::Waiting(stream)
-                    }
-                    Err(err) => State::Error(err),
-                }
-            };
-
-            let res = future::poll_fn(|cx| {
-                match mem::replace(&mut state, State::Done) {
-                    State::Waiting(stream) => {
-                        // Once we've connected, wait for the stream to be writable as that's when
-                        // the actual connection has been initiated. Once we're writable we check
-                        // for `take_socket_error` to see if the connect actually hit an error or
-                        // not.
-                        //
-                        // If all that succeeded then we ship everything on up.
-                        if let Poll::Pending = stream.io_handle.poll_writable(cx)? {
-                            state = State::Waiting(stream);
-                            return Poll::Pending;
-                        }
-
-                        if let Some(err) = stream.io_handle.get_ref().take_error()? {
-                            return Poll::Ready(Err(err));
-                        }
-
-                        Poll::Ready(Ok(stream))
-                    }
-                    State::Error(err) => Poll::Ready(Err(err)),
-                    State::Done => panic!("`TcpStream::connect()` future polled after completion"),
-                }
-            })
-            .await;
+            let res = Self::connect_to(addr).await;
 
             match res {
                 Ok(stream) => return Ok(stream),
@@ -148,6 +97,60 @@ impl TcpStream {
         }))
     }
 
+    /// Creates a new TCP stream connected to the specified address.
+    async fn connect_to(addr: SocketAddr) -> io::Result<TcpStream> {
+        let stream = mio::net::TcpStream::connect(&addr).map(|mio_stream| {
+            #[cfg(unix)]
+            let stream = TcpStream {
+                raw_fd: mio_stream.as_raw_fd(),
+                io_handle: IoHandle::new(mio_stream),
+            };
+
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            let stream = TcpStream {
+                // raw_socket: mio_stream.as_raw_socket(),
+                io_handle: IoHandle::new(mio_stream),
+            };
+
+            stream
+        });
+
+        enum State {
+            Waiting(TcpStream),
+            Error(io::Error),
+            Done,
+        }
+        let mut state = match stream {
+            Ok(stream) => State::Waiting(stream),
+            Err(err) => State::Error(err),
+        };
+        future::poll_fn(|cx| {
+            match mem::replace(&mut state, State::Done) {
+                State::Waiting(stream) => {
+                    // Once we've connected, wait for the stream to be writable as that's when
+                    // the actual connection has been initiated. Once we're writable we check
+                    // for `take_socket_error` to see if the connect actually hit an error or
+                    // not.
+                    //
+                    // If all that succeeded then we ship everything on up.
+                    if let Poll::Pending = stream.io_handle.poll_writable(cx)? {
+                        state = State::Waiting(stream);
+                        return Poll::Pending;
+                    }
+
+                    if let Some(err) = stream.io_handle.get_ref().take_error()? {
+                        return Poll::Ready(Err(err));
+                    }
+
+                    Poll::Ready(Ok(stream))
+                }
+                State::Error(err) => Poll::Ready(Err(err)),
+                State::Done => panic!("`TcpStream::connect_to()` future polled after completion"),
+            }
+        })
+        .await
+    }
+
     /// Returns the local address that this stream is connected to.
     ///
     /// ## Examples