diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index 09a0fd3d7..a6a00517d 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -2006,7 +2006,6 @@ int cfg_parse_listen(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, int kwm)
 		curproxy->no_options = defproxy.no_options;
 		curproxy->no_options2 = defproxy.no_options2;
 		curproxy->bind_proc = defproxy.bind_proc;
-		curproxy->lbprm.algo = defproxy.lbprm.algo;
 		curproxy->except_net = defproxy.except_net;
 		curproxy->except_mask = defproxy.except_mask;
 		curproxy->except_to = defproxy.except_to;
@@ -2040,6 +2039,7 @@ int cfg_parse_listen(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, int kwm)
 		}
 
 		if (curproxy->cap & PR_CAP_BE) {
+			curproxy->lbprm.algo = defproxy.lbprm.algo;
 			curproxy->fullconn = defproxy.fullconn;
 			curproxy->conn_retries = defproxy.conn_retries;
 			curproxy->max_ka_queue = defproxy.max_ka_queue;