diff --git a/lib/sock/posix/posix.c b/lib/sock/posix/posix.c
index 565d38926..3da0ff549 100644
--- a/lib/sock/posix/posix.c
+++ b/lib/sock/posix/posix.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ retry:
 		if (type == SPDK_SOCK_CREATE_LISTEN) {
 			rc = bind(fd, res->ai_addr, res->ai_addrlen);
 			if (rc != 0) {
-				SPDK_ERRLOG("bind() failed, errno = %d\n", errno);
+				SPDK_ERRLOG("bind() failed at port %d, errno = %d\n", port, errno);
 				switch (errno) {
 				case EINTR:
 					/* interrupted? */
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c
index a0176f11c..df520accd 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ _sock(const char *ip, int port)
 static void
 posix_sock(void)
 {
-	_sock("127.0.0.1", 3260);
+	_sock("127.0.0.1", UT_PORT);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ _sock_group(const char *ip, int port)
 static void
 posix_sock_group(void)
 {
-	_sock_group("127.0.0.1", 3260);
+	_sock_group("127.0.0.1", UT_PORT);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -520,14 +520,14 @@ posix_sock_group_fairness(void)
 	struct iovec iov;
 	int i, rc;
 
-	listen_sock = spdk_sock_listen("127.0.0.1", 3260);
+	listen_sock = spdk_sock_listen("127.0.0.1", UT_PORT);
 	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(listen_sock != NULL);
 
 	group = spdk_sock_group_create();
 	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(group != NULL);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-		client_sock[i] = spdk_sock_connect("127.0.0.1", 3260);
+		client_sock[i] = spdk_sock_connect("127.0.0.1", UT_PORT);
 		SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(client_sock[i] != NULL);
 
 		usleep(1000);