diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index e20f36052..e9198704b 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -2217,7 +2217,14 @@ static void init(int argc, char **argv)
 			 */
 			global.nbtgroups = 1;
 			global.nbthread = 1;
-			/* master CLI */
+
+			/* creates MASTER proxy and attaches server to child->ipc_fd[0] */
+			if (mworker_cli_proxy_create() < 0) {
+				ha_alert("Can't create the master's CLI.\n");
+				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			}
+
+			/* creates reload sockpair and listeners for master CLI (-S) */
 			mworker_create_master_cli();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/mworker.c b/src/mworker.c
index c125a1696..967bf7cfa 100644
--- a/src/mworker.c
+++ b/src/mworker.c
@@ -803,11 +803,6 @@ void mworker_create_master_cli(void)
 	if (!LIST_ISEMPTY(&mworker_cli_conf)) {
 		char *path = NULL;
 
-		if (mworker_cli_proxy_create() < 0) {
-			ha_alert("Can't create the master's CLI.\n");
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-		}
-
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(c, it, &mworker_cli_conf, list) {
 			if (mworker_cli_master_proxy_new_listener(c->s) == NULL) {
 				ha_alert("Can't create the master's CLI.\n");