diff --git a/src/proto_sockpair.c b/src/proto_sockpair.c
index 75cdfd497..fdbc81d1f 100644
--- a/src/proto_sockpair.c
+++ b/src/proto_sockpair.c
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ static int sockpair_connect_server(struct connection *conn, int flags)
 		return SF_ERR_RESOURCE;
 	}
 
-	fd_want_send(fd);  /* for connect status, proxy protocol or SSL */
 	return SF_ERR_NONE;  /* connection is OK */
 }
 
diff --git a/src/proto_tcp.c b/src/proto_tcp.c
index 6f63e3f89..3629e19a5 100644
--- a/src/proto_tcp.c
+++ b/src/proto_tcp.c
@@ -576,8 +576,10 @@ int tcp_connect_server(struct connection *conn, int flags)
 	conn_ctrl_init(conn);       /* registers the FD */
 	fdtab[fd].linger_risk = 1;  /* close hard if needed */
 
-	if (conn->flags & CO_FL_WAIT_L4_CONN)
-		fd_cant_recv(fd); // we'll change this once the connection is validated
+	if (conn->flags & CO_FL_WAIT_L4_CONN) {
+		fd_want_send(fd);
+		fd_cant_send(fd);
+	}
 
 	if (conn_xprt_init(conn) < 0) {
 		conn_full_close(conn);
@@ -585,7 +587,6 @@ int tcp_connect_server(struct connection *conn, int flags)
 		return SF_ERR_RESOURCE;
 	}
 
-	fd_want_send(fd);  /* for connect status, proxy protocol or SSL */
 	return SF_ERR_NONE;  /* connection is OK */
 }
 
diff --git a/src/proto_uxst.c b/src/proto_uxst.c
index 2d5ac71bc..256a58e56 100644
--- a/src/proto_uxst.c
+++ b/src/proto_uxst.c
@@ -578,8 +578,10 @@ static int uxst_connect_server(struct connection *conn, int flags)
 	conn_ctrl_init(conn);       /* registers the FD */
 	fdtab[fd].linger_risk = 0;  /* no need to disable lingering */
 
-	if (conn->flags & CO_FL_WAIT_L4_CONN)
-		fd_cant_recv(fd); // we'll change this once the connection is validated
+	if (conn->flags & CO_FL_WAIT_L4_CONN) {
+		fd_want_send(fd);
+		fd_cant_send(fd);
+	}
 
 	if (conn_xprt_init(conn) < 0) {
 		conn_full_close(conn);
@@ -587,7 +589,6 @@ static int uxst_connect_server(struct connection *conn, int flags)
 		return SF_ERR_RESOURCE;
 	}
 
-	fd_want_send(fd);  /* for connect status, proxy protocol or SSL */
 	return SF_ERR_NONE;  /* connection is OK */
 }