diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index 2407f8a32..bc38c5710 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ int connect_server(struct stream *s)
 	srv_cs = objt_cs(s->si[1].end);
 	if (srv_cs) {
 		old_conn = srv_conn = cs_conn(srv_cs);
-		if (old_conn) {
+		if (old_conn && (!old_conn->target || old_conn->target == s->target)) {
 			old_conn->flags &= ~(CO_FL_ERROR | CO_FL_SOCK_RD_SH | CO_FL_SOCK_WR_SH);
 			srv_cs->flags &= ~(CS_FL_ERROR | CS_FL_EOS | CS_FL_REOS);
 			reuse = 1;