diff --git a/include/haproxy/connection-t.h b/include/haproxy/connection-t.h
index 96b5611b2..77766c41d 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/connection-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/connection-t.h
@@ -493,10 +493,10 @@ enum conn_hash_params_t {
  */
 struct conn_hash_params {
 	struct server *srv;
-	XXH64_hash_t *sni_prehash;
+	XXH64_hash_t sni_prehash;
 	struct sockaddr_storage *src_addr;
 	struct sockaddr_storage *dst_addr;
-	XXH64_hash_t *proxy_prehash;
+	XXH64_hash_t proxy_prehash;
 };
 
 /* This structure describes a connection with its methods and data.
diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index e2fa3c35a..b03da4a62 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -1272,10 +1272,6 @@ int connect_server(struct stream *s)
 	int proxy_line_ret;
 	int64_t hash = 0;
 	struct conn_hash_params hash_params;
-#ifdef USE_OPENSSL
-	XXH64_hash_t sni_hash;
-#endif
-	XXH64_hash_t proxy_hash;
 
 	/* first, set unique connection parameters and then calculate hash */
 	memset(&hash_params, 0, sizeof(hash_params));
@@ -1295,9 +1291,9 @@ int connect_server(struct stream *s)
 		 * not the case
 		 */
 		if (sni_smp) {
-			sni_hash = conn_hash_prehash(sni_smp->data.u.str.area,
-			                             sni_smp->data.u.str.data);
-			hash_params.sni_prehash = &sni_hash;
+			hash_params.sni_prehash =
+			  conn_hash_prehash(sni_smp->data.u.str.area,
+			                    sni_smp->data.u.str.data);
 		}
 	}
 #endif /* USE_OPENSSL */
@@ -1325,8 +1321,8 @@ int connect_server(struct stream *s)
 	if (srv && srv->pp_opts) {
 		proxy_line_ret = make_proxy_line(trash.area, trash.size, srv, cli_conn, s);
 		if (proxy_line_ret) {
-			proxy_hash = conn_hash_prehash(trash.area, proxy_line_ret);
-			hash_params.proxy_prehash = &proxy_hash;
+			hash_params.proxy_prehash =
+			  conn_hash_prehash(trash.area, proxy_line_ret);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/connection.c b/src/connection.c
index 002d6e75a..92633670e 100644
--- a/src/connection.c
+++ b/src/connection.c
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ XXH64_hash_t conn_calculate_hash(const struct conn_hash_params *params)
 
 	if (params->sni_prehash) {
 		conn_hash_update(buf, &idx,
-		                 params->sni_prehash, sizeof(*params->sni_prehash),
+		                 &params->sni_prehash, sizeof(params->sni_prehash),
 		                 &hash_flags, CONN_HASH_PARAMS_TYPE_SNI);
 	}
 
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@ XXH64_hash_t conn_calculate_hash(const struct conn_hash_params *params)
 
 	if (params->proxy_prehash) {
 		conn_hash_update(buf, &idx,
-		                 params->proxy_prehash, sizeof(*params->proxy_prehash),
+		                 &params->proxy_prehash, sizeof(params->proxy_prehash),
 		                 &hash_flags, CONN_HASH_PARAMS_TYPE_PROXY);
 	}