diff --git a/libavformat/tcp.c b/libavformat/tcp.c
index 8bff9a3867..ea41f2e986 100644
--- a/libavformat/tcp.c
+++ b/libavformat/tcp.c
@@ -70,6 +70,27 @@ static const AVClass tcp_class = {
     .version    = LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT,
 };
 
+static void customize_fd(void *ctx, int fd)
+{
+    TCPContext *s = ctx;
+    /* Set the socket's send or receive buffer sizes, if specified.
+       If unspecified or setting fails, system default is used. */
+    if (s->recv_buffer_size > 0) {
+        setsockopt (fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &s->recv_buffer_size, sizeof (s->recv_buffer_size));
+    }
+    if (s->send_buffer_size > 0) {
+        setsockopt (fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, &s->send_buffer_size, sizeof (s->send_buffer_size));
+    }
+    if (s->tcp_nodelay > 0) {
+        setsockopt (fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, &s->tcp_nodelay, sizeof (s->tcp_nodelay));
+    }
+#if !HAVE_WINSOCK2_H
+    if (s->tcp_mss > 0) {
+        setsockopt (fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_MAXSEG, &s->tcp_mss, sizeof (s->tcp_mss));
+    }
+#endif /* !HAVE_WINSOCK2_H */
+}
+
 /* return non zero if error */
 static int tcp_open(URLContext *h, const char *uri, int flags)
 {
@@ -129,7 +150,6 @@ static int tcp_open(URLContext *h, const char *uri, int flags)
 
     cur_ai = ai;
 
- restart:
 #if HAVE_STRUCT_SOCKADDR_IN6
     // workaround for IOS9 getaddrinfo in IPv6 only network use hardcode IPv4 address can not resolve port number.
     if (cur_ai->ai_family == AF_INET6){
@@ -140,38 +160,20 @@ static int tcp_open(URLContext *h, const char *uri, int flags)
     }
 #endif
 
-    fd = ff_socket(cur_ai->ai_family,
-                   cur_ai->ai_socktype,
-                   cur_ai->ai_protocol);
-    if (fd < 0) {
-        ret = ff_neterrno();
-        goto fail;
-    }
-
-    /* Set the socket's send or receive buffer sizes, if specified.
-       If unspecified or setting fails, system default is used. */
-    if (s->recv_buffer_size > 0) {
-        if (setsockopt (fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &s->recv_buffer_size, sizeof (s->recv_buffer_size))) {
-            ff_log_net_error(h, AV_LOG_WARNING, "setsockopt(SO_RCVBUF)");
+    if (s->listen > 0) {
+        while (cur_ai && fd < 0) {
+            fd = ff_socket(cur_ai->ai_family,
+                           cur_ai->ai_socktype,
+                           cur_ai->ai_protocol);
+            if (fd < 0) {
+                ret = ff_neterrno();
+                cur_ai = cur_ai->ai_next;
+            }
         }
+        if (fd < 0)
+            goto fail1;
+        customize_fd(s, fd);
     }
-    if (s->send_buffer_size > 0) {
-        if (setsockopt (fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, &s->send_buffer_size, sizeof (s->send_buffer_size))) {
-            ff_log_net_error(h, AV_LOG_WARNING, "setsockopt(SO_SNDBUF)");
-        }
-    }
-    if (s->tcp_nodelay > 0) {
-        if (setsockopt (fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, &s->tcp_nodelay, sizeof (s->tcp_nodelay))) {
-            ff_log_net_error(h, AV_LOG_WARNING, "setsockopt(TCP_NODELAY)");
-        }
-    }
-#if !HAVE_WINSOCK2_H
-    if (s->tcp_mss > 0) {
-        if (setsockopt (fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_MAXSEG, &s->tcp_mss, sizeof (s->tcp_mss))) {
-            ff_log_net_error(h, AV_LOG_WARNING, "setsockopt(TCP_MAXSEG)");
-        }
-    }
-#endif /* !HAVE_WINSOCK2_H */
 
     if (s->listen == 2) {
         // multi-client
@@ -185,14 +187,9 @@ static int tcp_open(URLContext *h, const char *uri, int flags)
         // Socket descriptor already closed here. Safe to overwrite to client one.
         fd = ret;
     } else {
-        if ((ret = ff_listen_connect(fd, cur_ai->ai_addr, cur_ai->ai_addrlen,
-                                     s->open_timeout / 1000, h, !!cur_ai->ai_next)) < 0) {
-
-            if (ret == AVERROR_EXIT)
-                goto fail1;
-            else
-                goto fail;
-        }
+        ret = ff_connect_parallel(ai, s->open_timeout / 1000, 3, h, &fd, customize_fd, s);
+        if (ret < 0)
+            goto fail1;
     }
 
     h->is_streamed = 1;
@@ -201,15 +198,6 @@ static int tcp_open(URLContext *h, const char *uri, int flags)
     freeaddrinfo(ai);
     return 0;
 
- fail:
-    if (cur_ai->ai_next) {
-        /* Retry with the next sockaddr */
-        cur_ai = cur_ai->ai_next;
-        if (fd >= 0)
-            closesocket(fd);
-        ret = 0;
-        goto restart;
-    }
  fail1:
     if (fd >= 0)
         closesocket(fd);