diff --git a/src/stream.c b/src/stream.c
index 4d87fc96a..b5cfcfdfc 100644
--- a/src/stream.c
+++ b/src/stream.c
@@ -2754,7 +2754,8 @@ smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(struct session *sess, struct stream *strm, const struct arg
 	 * ctr form the stream, then from the session if it was not there.
 	 */
 
-	stkptr = &strm->stkctr[num];
+	if (strm)
+		stkptr = &strm->stkctr[num];
 	if (!strm || !stkctr_entry(stkptr)) {
 		stkptr = &sess->stkctr[num];
 		if (!stkctr_entry(stkptr))
@@ -2817,9 +2818,6 @@ smp_create_src_stkctr(struct session *sess, struct stream *strm, const struct ar
 static int
 smp_fetch_sc_tracked(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_VOL_TEST;
 	smp->data.type = SMP_T_BOOL;
 	smp->data.u.sint = !!smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
@@ -2836,9 +2834,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_get_gpt0(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -2866,9 +2861,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_get_gpc0(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -2896,9 +2888,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_gpc0_rate(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *k
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -2925,9 +2914,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_inc_gpc0(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -2972,9 +2958,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_clr_gpc0(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3007,9 +2990,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_conn_cnt(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3035,9 +3015,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_conn_rate(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *k
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3106,9 +3083,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_conn_cur(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3134,9 +3108,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_sess_cnt(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3161,9 +3132,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_sess_rate(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *k
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3190,9 +3158,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_http_req_cnt(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3218,9 +3183,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_http_req_rate(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const cha
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3247,9 +3209,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_http_err_cnt(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3275,9 +3234,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_http_err_rate(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const cha
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3304,9 +3260,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_kbytes_in(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *k
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3332,9 +3285,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_bytes_in_rate(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const cha
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3361,9 +3311,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_kbytes_out(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3389,9 +3336,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_bytes_out_rate(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const ch
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3417,9 +3361,6 @@ smp_fetch_sc_trackers(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw
 {
 	struct stkctr *stkctr;
 
-	if (!smp->strm)
-		return 0;
-
 	stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(smp->sess, smp->strm, args, kw);
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;