diff --git a/src/errors.c b/src/errors.c
index 5913cb1d5..bd157a82e 100644
--- a/src/errors.c
+++ b/src/errors.c
@@ -420,6 +420,22 @@ static void print_message_args(int use_usermsgs_ctx, const char *label, const ch
 	va_end(argp);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Display a notice with the happroxy version and executable path when the
+ * first message is emitted in starting mode.
+ */
+static void warn_exec_path()
+{
+	if (!(warned & WARN_EXEC_PATH) && (global.mode & MODE_STARTING)) {
+		const char *path = get_exec_path();
+
+		warned |= WARN_EXEC_PATH;
+		print_message_args(0, "NOTICE", "haproxy version is %s\n", haproxy_version);
+		if (path)
+			print_message_args(0, "NOTICE", "path to executable is %s\n", path);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Displays the message on stderr with the pid. Overrides the quiet
  * mode during startup.
@@ -430,14 +446,7 @@ void ha_alert(const char *fmt, ...)
 
 	if (!(global.mode & MODE_QUIET) || (global.mode & MODE_VERBOSE) ||
 	    !(global.mode & MODE_STARTING)) {
-		if (!(warned & WARN_EXEC_PATH) && (global.mode & MODE_STARTING)) {
-			const char *path = get_exec_path();
-
-			warned |= WARN_EXEC_PATH;
-			print_message_args(0, "NOTICE", "haproxy version is %s\n", haproxy_version);
-			if (path)
-				print_message_args(0, "NOTICE", "path to executable is %s\n", path);
-		}
+		warn_exec_path();
 		va_start(argp, fmt);
 		print_message(1, "ALERT", fmt, argp);
 		va_end(argp);
@@ -456,14 +465,7 @@ void ha_warning(const char *fmt, ...)
 
 	if (!(global.mode & MODE_QUIET) || (global.mode & MODE_VERBOSE) ||
 	    !(global.mode & MODE_STARTING)) {
-		if (!(warned & WARN_EXEC_PATH) && (global.mode & MODE_STARTING)) {
-			const char *path = get_exec_path();
-
-			warned |= WARN_EXEC_PATH;
-			print_message_args(0, "NOTICE", "haproxy version is %s\n", haproxy_version);
-			if (path)
-				print_message_args(0, "NOTICE", "path to executable is %s\n", path);
-		}
+		warn_exec_path();
 		va_start(argp, fmt);
 		print_message(1, "WARNING", fmt, argp);
 		va_end(argp);