diff --git a/include/types/buffers.h b/include/types/buffers.h
index 71cfab823..83190104c 100644
--- a/include/types/buffers.h
+++ b/include/types/buffers.h
@@ -53,10 +53,9 @@
 #define BF_STREAMER          4096
 #define BF_STREAMER_FAST     8192
 
-#define BF_MAY_CONNECT      16384  /* consumer side is allowed to forward the connection */
-#define BF_MAY_FORWARD      32768  /* consumer side is allowed to forward the data */
-#define BF_READ_TIMEOUT     65536  /* timeout while waiting for producer */
-#define BF_WRITE_TIMEOUT   131072  /* timeout while waiting for consumer */
+#define BF_MAY_FORWARD      16384  /* consumer side is allowed to forward the data */
+#define BF_READ_TIMEOUT     32768  /* timeout while waiting for producer */
+#define BF_WRITE_TIMEOUT    65536  /* timeout while waiting for consumer */
 
 /* describes a chunk of string */
 struct chunk {
diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index 77b1d96c6..7135d7177 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ int event_accept(int fd) {
 			s->req->rlim -= MAXREWRITE;
 
 		if (!(s->analysis & AN_REQ_ANY))
-			s->req->flags |= BF_MAY_CONNECT;  /* don't wait to establish connection */
+			s->req->flags |= BF_MAY_FORWARD;  /* don't wait to establish connection */
 
 		s->req->rto = s->fe->timeout.client;
 		s->req->wto = s->be->timeout.server;
diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index 552f7e5bf..1f7f035d6 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -2992,8 +2992,8 @@ int process_cli(struct session *t)
 		req->l, rep->l);
 
 	/* if no analysis remains, it's time to forward the connection */
-	if (!(t->analysis & AN_REQ_ANY) && !(req->flags & (BF_MAY_CONNECT|BF_MAY_FORWARD)))
-		req->flags |= BF_MAY_CONNECT | BF_MAY_FORWARD;
+	if (!(t->analysis & AN_REQ_ANY) && !(req->flags & BF_MAY_FORWARD))
+		req->flags |= BF_MAY_FORWARD;
 
 	/* FIXME: we still have to check for CL_STSHUTR because client_retnclose
 	 * still set this state (and will do until unix sockets are converted).
@@ -3228,7 +3228,7 @@ int process_srv(struct session *t)
 			trace_term(t, TT_HTTP_SRV_1);
 			return 1;
 		}
-		else if (req->flags & BF_MAY_CONNECT) {
+		else if (req->flags & BF_MAY_FORWARD) {
 			/* the client allows the server to connect */
 			if (txn->flags & TX_CLTARPIT) {
 				/* This connection is being tarpitted. The CLIENT side has