diff --git a/src/stream.c b/src/stream.c
index 9c3361f3a..33a5a764a 100644
--- a/src/stream.c
+++ b/src/stream.c
@@ -1806,9 +1806,11 @@ struct task *process_stream(struct task *t, void *context, unsigned int state)
 	 */
 	if (!stream_alloc_work_buffer(s)) {
 		sc_ep_set(s->scf, SE_FL_ERROR);
+		scf->flags |= SC_FL_ERROR;
 		s->conn_err_type = STRM_ET_CONN_RES;
 
 		sc_ep_set(s->scb, SE_FL_ERROR);
+		scb->flags |= SC_FL_ERROR;
 		s->conn_err_type = STRM_ET_CONN_RES;
 
 		if (!(s->flags & SF_ERR_MASK))