diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 659805e12..a39569ea1 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -4563,7 +4563,7 @@ static int cli_parse_add_server(char **args, char *payload, struct appctx *appct
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (srv->use_ssl == 1) {
+	if (srv->use_ssl == 1 || (srv->proxy->options & PR_O_TCPCHK_SSL)) {
 		if (xprt_get(XPRT_SSL) && xprt_get(XPRT_SSL)->prepare_srv) {
 			if (xprt_get(XPRT_SSL)->prepare_srv(srv))
 				goto out;