diff --git a/include/types/global.h b/include/types/global.h
index 0a6ece71f..37fbaca59 100644
--- a/include/types/global.h
+++ b/include/types/global.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ extern int  pid;                /* current process id */
 extern int  relative_pid;       /* process id starting at 1 */
 extern int  actconn;            /* # of active sessions */
 extern int  listeners;
-extern int  jobs;               /* # of active jobs */
+extern int  jobs;               /* # of active jobs (listeners, sessions, open devices) */
 extern struct chunk trash;
 extern int nb_oldpids;          /* contains the number of old pids found */
 extern const int zero;
diff --git a/src/listener.c b/src/listener.c
index 47bed179e..d193b511a 100644
--- a/src/listener.c
+++ b/src/listener.c
@@ -343,8 +343,9 @@ int create_listeners(struct bind_conf *bc, const struct sockaddr_storage *ss,
 
 /* Delete a listener from its protocol's list of listeners. The listener's
  * state is automatically updated from LI_ASSIGNED to LI_INIT. The protocol's
- * number of listeners is updated. Note that the listener must have previously
- * been unbound. This is the generic function to use to remove a listener.
+ * number of listeners is updated, as well as the global number of listeners
+ * and jobs. Note that the listener must have previously been unbound. This
+ * is the generic function to use to remove a listener.
  */
 void delete_listener(struct listener *listener)
 {
@@ -353,6 +354,8 @@ void delete_listener(struct listener *listener)
 	listener->state = LI_INIT;
 	LIST_DEL(&listener->proto_list);
 	listener->proto->nb_listeners--;
+	listeners--;
+	jobs--;
 }
 
 /* This function is called on a read event from a listening socket, corresponding
diff --git a/src/proxy.c b/src/proxy.c
index 0bbce62c8..ec1f60a9e 100644
--- a/src/proxy.c
+++ b/src/proxy.c
@@ -1080,8 +1080,6 @@ void zombify_proxy(struct proxy *p)
 		unbind_listener_no_close(l);
 		if (l->state >= LI_ASSIGNED) {
 			delete_listener(l);
-			listeners--;
-			jobs--;
 		}
 		/*
 		 * Pretend we're still up and running so that the fd
@@ -1120,8 +1118,6 @@ void stop_proxy(struct proxy *p)
 		unbind_listener(l);
 		if (l->state >= LI_ASSIGNED) {
 			delete_listener(l);
-			listeners--;
-			jobs--;
 		}
 	}
 	p->state = PR_STSTOPPED;