diff --git a/src/cli.c b/src/cli.c
index 1befd8ee0..506e5e45c 100644
--- a/src/cli.c
+++ b/src/cli.c
@@ -2494,6 +2494,7 @@ static int _send_status(char **args, char *payload, struct appctx *appctx, void
 {
 	struct listener *mproxy_li;
 	struct mworker_proc *proc;
+	char *msg = "READY\n";
 	int pid;
 
 	BUG_ON((strcmp(args[0], "_send_status") != 0),
@@ -2537,6 +2538,15 @@ static int _send_status(char **args, char *payload, struct appctx *appctx, void
 		nb_oldpids = tell_old_pids(oldpids_sig);
 	}
 
+	if (daemon_fd[1] != -1) {
+		if (write(daemon_fd[1], msg, strlen(msg)) < 0) {
+			ha_alert("[%s.main()] Failed to write into pipe with parent process: %s\n", progname, strerror(errno));
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		close(daemon_fd[1]);
+		daemon_fd[1] = -1;
+	}
+
 	load_status = 1;
 	ha_notice("Loading success.\n");
 
diff --git a/src/mworker.c b/src/mworker.c
index 5037d9d70..9096f0062 100644
--- a/src/mworker.c
+++ b/src/mworker.c
@@ -1250,6 +1250,11 @@ void mworker_apply_master_worker_mode(void)
 
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	case 0:
+		if (daemon_fd[1] >= 0) {
+			close(daemon_fd[1]);
+			daemon_fd[1] = -1;
+		}
+
 		/* This one must not be exported, it's internal! */
 		unsetenv("HAPROXY_MWORKER_REEXEC");
 		ha_random_jump96(1);