diff --git a/src/proto_tcp.c b/src/proto_tcp.c
index f2bc3de22..ae09aea29 100644
--- a/src/proto_tcp.c
+++ b/src/proto_tcp.c
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ int tcp_connect_server(struct connection *conn, int flags)
 	if (conn->flags & CO_FL_WAIT_L4_CONN) {
 		fd_want_send(fd);
 		fd_cant_send(fd);
+		fd_cant_recv(fd);
 	}
 
 	if (conn_xprt_init(conn) < 0) {
diff --git a/src/proto_uxst.c b/src/proto_uxst.c
index 700b91de5..586b11931 100644
--- a/src/proto_uxst.c
+++ b/src/proto_uxst.c
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ static int uxst_connect_server(struct connection *conn, int flags)
 	if (conn->flags & CO_FL_WAIT_L4_CONN) {
 		fd_want_send(fd);
 		fd_cant_send(fd);
+		fd_cant_recv(fd);
 	}
 
 	if (conn_xprt_init(conn) < 0) {