diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index 32284fe27..498642279 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -6357,6 +6357,8 @@ void http_end_txn(struct session *s)
 	pool_free2(pool2_requri, txn->uri);
 	pool_free2(pool2_capture, txn->cli_cookie);
 	pool_free2(pool2_capture, txn->srv_cookie);
+	pool_free2(apools.sessid, s->sessid);
+	s->sessid = NULL;
 	txn->uri = NULL;
 	txn->srv_cookie = NULL;
 	txn->cli_cookie = NULL;
diff --git a/src/session.c b/src/session.c
index 5e8c990ab..65e22f601 100644
--- a/src/session.c
+++ b/src/session.c
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ void session_free(struct session *s)
 	pool_free2(pool2_buffer, s->req);
 	pool_free2(pool2_buffer, s->rep);
 
-	if (s->sessid)
-		pool_free2(apools.sessid, s->sessid);
-
 	http_end_txn(s);
 
 	if (fe) {