diff --git a/src/checks.c b/src/checks.c
index 1268cda5e..e5dfdd73c 100644
--- a/src/checks.c
+++ b/src/checks.c
@@ -1447,8 +1447,12 @@ static int wake_srv_chk(struct conn_stream *cs)
 		ret = tcpcheck_main(check);
 		cs = check->cs;
 		conn = cs->conn;
-	} else if (!(check->wait_list.events & SUB_RETRY_SEND))
-		__event_srv_chk_w(cs);
+	} else {
+		if (!(check->wait_list.events & SUB_RETRY_SEND))
+			__event_srv_chk_w(cs);
+		if (!(check->wait_list.events & SUB_RETRY_RECV))
+			__event_srv_chk_r(cs);
+	}
 
 	if (unlikely(conn->flags & CO_FL_ERROR || cs->flags & CS_FL_ERROR)) {
 		/* We may get error reports bypassing the I/O handlers, typically
@@ -2260,7 +2264,9 @@ static struct task *process_chk_conn(struct task *t, void *context, unsigned sho
 				 * sending since otherwise we won't be woken up.
 				 */
 				__event_srv_chk_w(cs);
-				__event_srv_chk_r(cs);
+				if (!(conn->flags & CO_FL_WAIT_L4_CONN) ||
+				    !(check->wait_list.events & SUB_RETRY_SEND))
+					__event_srv_chk_r(cs);
 			}
 
 			task_set_affinity(t, tid_bit);