diff --git a/include/types/fd.h b/include/types/fd.h
index 97e14b14d..c413245e1 100644
--- a/include/types/fd.h
+++ b/include/types/fd.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   File descriptors states.
 
   Copyright (C) 2000-2008 Willy Tarreau - w@1wt.eu
-  
+
   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
   License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ struct fdtab {
 	unsigned char ev;                    /* event seen in return of poll() : FD_POLL_* */
 	struct sockaddr *peeraddr;           /* pointer to peer's network address, or NULL if unset */
 	socklen_t peerlen;                   /* peer's address length, or 0 if unset */
-	struct listener *listener;           /* the listener which created this fd, or NULL if unset */
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/types/session.h b/include/types/session.h
index 574f93341..eaa053fbf 100644
--- a/include/types/session.h
+++ b/include/types/session.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ struct session {
 	struct list list;			/* position in global sessions list */
 	struct task *task;			/* the task associated with this session */
 	/* application specific below */
+	struct listener *listener;		/* the listener by which the request arrived */
 	struct proxy *fe;			/* the proxy this session depends on for the client side */
 	struct proxy *be;			/* the proxy this session depends on for the server side */
 	int conn_retries;			/* number of connect retries left */
diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index a01bb527e..a9625dac1 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ int event_accept(int fd) {
 		t->context = s;
 
 		s->task = t;
+		s->listener = l;
 		s->be = s->fe = p;
 
 		/* in HTTP mode, content switching requires that the backend
@@ -397,7 +398,6 @@ int event_accept(int fd) {
 
 		fd_insert(cfd);
 		fdtab[cfd].owner = &s->si[0];
-		fdtab[cfd].listener = l;
 		fdtab[cfd].state = FD_STREADY;
 		fdtab[cfd].cb[DIR_RD].f = l->proto->read;
 		fdtab[cfd].cb[DIR_RD].b = s->req;
diff --git a/src/proto_tcp.c b/src/proto_tcp.c
index ce0c43ac6..5a1424f3a 100644
--- a/src/proto_tcp.c
+++ b/src/proto_tcp.c
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ int tcp_bind_listener(struct listener *listener, char *errmsg, int errlen)
 	fdtab[fd].state = FD_STLISTEN;
 	fdtab[fd].peeraddr = NULL;
 	fdtab[fd].peerlen = 0;
-	fdtab[fd].listener = NULL;
  tcp_return:
 	if (msg && errlen)
 		strlcpy2(errmsg, msg, errlen);
diff --git a/src/proto_uxst.c b/src/proto_uxst.c
index b3bf7545c..d7567509e 100644
--- a/src/proto_uxst.c
+++ b/src/proto_uxst.c
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ static int uxst_bind_listener(struct listener *listener)
 	fdtab[fd].state = FD_STLISTEN;
 	fdtab[fd].peeraddr = NULL;
 	fdtab[fd].peerlen = 0;
-	fdtab[fd].listener = NULL;
 	return ERR_NONE;
 }
 
@@ -438,6 +437,7 @@ int uxst_event_accept(int fd) {
 		t->nice = -64;  /* we want to boost priority for local stats */
 
 		s->task = t;
+		s->listener = l;
 		s->fe = NULL;
 		s->be = NULL;
 
@@ -518,7 +518,6 @@ int uxst_event_accept(int fd) {
 
 		fd_insert(cfd);
 		fdtab[cfd].owner = &s->si[0];
-		fdtab[cfd].listener = l;
 		fdtab[cfd].state = FD_STREADY;
 		fdtab[cfd].cb[DIR_RD].f = l->proto->read;
 		fdtab[cfd].cb[DIR_RD].b = s->req;
@@ -695,7 +694,6 @@ int uxst_req_analyser_stats(struct session *s, struct buffer *req)
 void uxst_process_session(struct task *t, int *next)
 {
 	struct session *s = t->context;
-	struct listener *listener;
 	int resync;
 	unsigned int rqf_last, rpf_last;
 
@@ -937,14 +935,13 @@ void uxst_process_session(struct task *t, int *next)
 	}
 
 	actconn--;
-	listener = fdtab[s->si[0].fd].listener;
-	if (listener) {
-		listener->nbconn--;
-		if (listener->state == LI_FULL &&
-		    listener->nbconn < listener->maxconn) {
+	if (s->listener) {
+		s->listener->nbconn--;
+		if (s->listener->state == LI_FULL &&
+		    s->listener->nbconn < s->listener->maxconn) {
 			/* we should reactivate the listener */
-			EV_FD_SET(listener->fd, DIR_RD);
-			listener->state = LI_READY;
+			EV_FD_SET(s->listener->fd, DIR_RD);
+			s->listener->state = LI_READY;
 		}
 	}