diff --git a/include/uv.h b/include/uv.h
index 9d661e51..c2efa0a9 100644
--- a/include/uv.h
+++ b/include/uv.h
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ UV_EXTERN void uv_pipe_open(uv_pipe_t*, uv_file file);
 
 UV_EXTERN int uv_pipe_bind(uv_pipe_t* handle, const char* name);
 
-UV_EXTERN int uv_pipe_connect(uv_connect_t* req, uv_pipe_t* handle,
+UV_EXTERN void uv_pipe_connect(uv_connect_t* req, uv_pipe_t* handle,
     const char* name, uv_connect_cb cb);
 
 
diff --git a/src/unix/pipe.c b/src/unix/pipe.c
index 47de1b3b..87959a6e 100644
--- a/src/unix/pipe.c
+++ b/src/unix/pipe.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void uv_pipe_open(uv_pipe_t* handle, uv_file fd) {
 }
 
 
-int uv_pipe_connect(uv_connect_t* req,
+void uv_pipe_connect(uv_connect_t* req,
                     uv_pipe_t* handle,
                     const char* name,
                     uv_connect_cb cb) {
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ out:
    * return 0 and let the callback handle errors.
    */
   errno = saved_errno;
-  return 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/win/pipe.c b/src/win/pipe.c
index 6fb8159e..bd187da5 100644
--- a/src/win/pipe.c
+++ b/src/win/pipe.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static DWORD WINAPI pipe_connect_thread_proc(void* parameter) {
 }
 
 
-int uv_pipe_connect(uv_connect_t* req, uv_pipe_t* handle,
+void uv_pipe_connect(uv_connect_t* req, uv_pipe_t* handle,
     const char* name, uv_connect_cb cb) {
   uv_loop_t* loop = handle->loop;
   int errno, nameSize;
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ int uv_pipe_connect(uv_connect_t* req, uv_pipe_t* handle,
 
       handle->reqs_pending++;
 
-      return 0;
+      return;
     }
 
     errno = GetLastError();
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ int uv_pipe_connect(uv_connect_t* req, uv_pipe_t* handle,
   SET_REQ_SUCCESS(req);
   uv_insert_pending_req(loop, (uv_req_t*) req);
   handle->reqs_pending++;
-  return 0;
+  return;
 
 error:
   if (handle->name) {
@@ -516,8 +516,12 @@ error:
   if (pipeHandle != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
     CloseHandle(pipeHandle);
   }
-  uv__set_sys_error(loop, errno);
-  return -1;
+
+  /* Make this req pending reporting an error. */
+  SET_REQ_ERROR(req, errno);
+  uv_insert_pending_req(loop, (uv_req_t*) req);
+  handle->reqs_pending++;
+  return;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/test/benchmark-pound.c b/test/benchmark-pound.c
index af7ce247..92a536db 100644
--- a/test/benchmark-pound.c
+++ b/test/benchmark-pound.c
@@ -225,12 +225,7 @@ static void pipe_make_connect(conn_rec* p) {
   r = uv_pipe_init(loop, (uv_pipe_t*)&p->stream, 0);
   ASSERT(r == 0);
 
-  r = uv_pipe_connect(&((pipe_conn_rec*)p)->conn_req, (uv_pipe_t*)&p->stream, TEST_PIPENAME, connect_cb);
-  if (r) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "uv_tcp_connect error %s\n",
-        uv_err_name(uv_last_error(loop)));
-    ASSERT(0);
-  }
+  uv_pipe_connect(&((pipe_conn_rec*)p)->conn_req, (uv_pipe_t*)&p->stream, TEST_PIPENAME, connect_cb);
 
 #if DEBUG
   printf("make connect %d\n", p->i);
diff --git a/test/benchmark-pump.c b/test/benchmark-pump.c
index 27e8abe0..52f29572 100644
--- a/test/benchmark-pump.c
+++ b/test/benchmark-pump.c
@@ -257,8 +257,7 @@ static void maybe_connect_some() {
       ASSERT(r == 0);
 
       req = (uv_connect_t*) req_alloc();
-      r = uv_pipe_connect(req, pipe, TEST_PIPENAME, connect_cb);
-      ASSERT(r == 0);
+      uv_pipe_connect(req, pipe, TEST_PIPENAME, connect_cb);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/test-ping-pong.c b/test/test-ping-pong.c
index 0e59166c..b73b4ce4 100644
--- a/test/test-ping-pong.c
+++ b/test/test-ping-pong.c
@@ -211,9 +211,8 @@ static void pipe_pinger_new() {
   /* We are never doing multiple reads/connects at a time anyway. */
   /* so these handles can be pre-initialized. */
 
-  r = uv_pipe_connect(&pinger->connect_req, &pinger->stream.pipe, TEST_PIPENAME,
+  uv_pipe_connect(&pinger->connect_req, &pinger->stream.pipe, TEST_PIPENAME,
       pinger_on_connect);
-  ASSERT(!r);
 
   /* Synchronous connect callbacks are not allowed. */
   ASSERT(pinger_on_connect_count == 0);
diff --git a/test/test-pipe-connect-error.c b/test/test-pipe-connect-error.c
index 6106cc42..2faa4461 100644
--- a/test/test-pipe-connect-error.c
+++ b/test/test-pipe-connect-error.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ TEST_IMPL(pipe_connect_bad_name) {
   r = uv_pipe_init(uv_default_loop(), &client, 0);
   ASSERT(r == 0);
   uv_pipe_connect(&req, &client, BAD_PIPENAME, connect_cb);
-  ASSERT(r == 0);
 
   uv_run(uv_default_loop());