diff --git a/src/proxy.c b/src/proxy.c
index 3e3d7cc23..ea7fc7f6f 100644
--- a/src/proxy.c
+++ b/src/proxy.c
@@ -1612,11 +1612,15 @@ struct task *hard_stop(struct task *t, void *context, unsigned short state)
 {
 	struct proxy *p;
 	struct stream *s;
+	int thr;
 
 	if (killed) {
 		ha_warning("Some tasks resisted to hard-stop, exiting now.\n");
 		send_log(NULL, LOG_WARNING, "Some tasks resisted to hard-stop, exiting now.\n");
 		killed = 2;
+		for (thr = 0; thr < global.nbthread; thr++)
+			if (((all_threads_mask & ~tid_bit) >> thr) & 1)
+				wake_thread(thr);
 		t->expire = TICK_ETERNITY;
 		return t;
 	}