diff --git a/include/haproxy/initcall.h b/include/haproxy/initcall.h
index dffec04d1..1f44e5e22 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/initcall.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/initcall.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ enum init_stage {
 	STG_ALLOC,            // allocate required structures
 	STG_POOL,             // create pools
 	STG_INIT,             // subsystems normal initialization
+	STG_INIT_2,           // runs after step_init_2, to have global.nbthread
 	STG_SIZE              // size of the stages array, must be last
 };
 
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ DECLARE_INIT_SECTION(STG_REGISTER);
 DECLARE_INIT_SECTION(STG_ALLOC);
 DECLARE_INIT_SECTION(STG_POOL);
 DECLARE_INIT_SECTION(STG_INIT);
+DECLARE_INIT_SECTION(STG_INIT_2);
 
 // for use in the main haproxy.c file
 #define DECLARE_INIT_STAGES asm("")
diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index ab17fee6b..d6d7b1319 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -3378,6 +3378,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	 */
 	step_init_2(argc, argv);
 
+	RUN_INITCALLS(STG_INIT_2);
 	/* Late init step: register signals for worker and standalon modes, apply
 	 * nofile and memory limits, apply capabilities from binary, if any.
 	 */
diff --git a/src/stick_table.c b/src/stick_table.c
index 5532fc679..08e08a03c 100644
--- a/src/stick_table.c
+++ b/src/stick_table.c
@@ -5901,10 +5901,10 @@ static void stkt_late_init(void)
 	f = find_sample_fetch("src", strlen("src"));
 	if (f)
 		smp_fetch_src = f->process;
-	hap_register_post_check(stkt_create_stk_ctr_pool);
+	stkt_create_stk_ctr_pool();
 }
 
-INITCALL0(STG_INIT, stkt_late_init);
+INITCALL0(STG_INIT_2, stkt_late_init);
 
 /* register cli keywords */
 static struct cli_kw_list cli_kws = {{ },{