diff --git a/include/proto/session.h b/include/proto/session.h
index 810fe44c5..78a22226b 100644
--- a/include/proto/session.h
+++ b/include/proto/session.h
@@ -240,6 +240,12 @@ static void inline session_del_srv_conn(struct session *sess)
 	LIST_DEL(&sess->by_srv);
 }
 
+static void inline session_init_srv_conn(struct session *sess)
+{
+	sess->srv_conn = NULL;
+	LIST_INIT(&sess->by_srv);
+}
+
 #endif /* _PROTO_SESSION_H */
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/peers.c b/src/peers.c
index f25328041..47d9fe13d 100644
--- a/src/peers.c
+++ b/src/peers.c
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ static struct session *peer_session_create(struct peer *peer, struct peer_sessio
 	stream_sock_prepare_interface(&s->si[1]);
 	s->si[1].release = NULL;
 
-	session_del_srv_conn(s);
+	session_init_srv_conn(s);
 	clear_target(&s->target);
 	s->pend_pos = NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/session.c b/src/session.c
index ae720cf34..6e3a52534 100644
--- a/src/session.c
+++ b/src/session.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ int session_accept(struct listener *l, int cfd, struct sockaddr_storage *addr)
 	if (likely(s->fe->options2 & PR_O2_INDEPSTR))
 		s->si[1].flags |= SI_FL_INDEP_STR;
 
-	session_del_srv_conn(s);
+	session_init_srv_conn(s);
 	clear_target(&s->target);
 	s->pend_pos = NULL;