diff --git a/include/haproxy/stconn.h b/include/haproxy/stconn.h
index 4b8ffd675..9a223a8d5 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/stconn.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/stconn.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ int sc_reset_endp(struct stconn *sc);
 
 struct appctx *sc_applet_create(struct stconn *sc, struct applet *app);
 int sc_applet_process(struct stconn *sc);
+int sc_conn_process(struct stconn *sc);
 
 void sc_conn_prepare_endp_upgrade(struct stconn *sc);
 void sc_conn_abort_endp_upgrade(struct stconn *sc);
diff --git a/src/connection.c b/src/connection.c
index 445991421..9986885d4 100644
--- a/src/connection.c
+++ b/src/connection.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ int conn_create_mux(struct connection *conn, int *closed_connection)
 fail:
 		/* let the upper layer know the connection failed */
 		if (sc) {
-			sc->app_ops->wake(sc);
+			sc_conn_process(sc);
 		}
 		else if (conn_reverse_in_preconnect(conn)) {
 			struct listener *l = conn_active_reverse_listener(conn);
diff --git a/src/stconn.c b/src/stconn.c
index c036a4612..0a92b569d 100644
--- a/src/stconn.c
+++ b/src/stconn.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ static void sc_app_shut_applet(struct stconn *sc);
 static void sc_app_chk_rcv_applet(struct stconn *sc);
 static void sc_app_chk_snd_applet(struct stconn *sc);
 
-static int sc_conn_process(struct stconn *sc);
 static int sc_conn_recv(struct stconn *sc);
 static int sc_conn_send(struct stconn *sc);