diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index 072526175..7e67f001c 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -2132,19 +2132,6 @@ static void init(int argc, char **argv)
 			tmproc->options |= PROC_O_TYPE_MASTER; /* master */
 			tmproc->pid = pid;
 			tmproc->timestamp = start_date.tv_sec;
-
-			/* Creates the mcli_reload listener, which is the listener used
-			 * to retrieve the master CLI session which asked for the reload.
-			 *
-			 * ipc_fd[1] will be used as a listener, and ipc_fd[0]
-			 * will be used to send the FD of the session.
-			 *
-			 * Both FDs will be kept in the master.
-			 */
-			if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, tmproc->ipc_fd) < 0) {
-				ha_alert("cannot create the mcli_reload socketpair.\n");
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-			}
 			proc_self = tmproc;
 
 			LIST_APPEND(&proc_list, &tmproc->list);
@@ -2199,6 +2186,21 @@ static void init(int argc, char **argv)
 				free(c->s);
 				free(c);
 			}
+			/* Creates the mcli_reload listener, which is the listener used
+			 * to retrieve the master CLI session which asked for the reload.
+			 *
+			 * ipc_fd[1] will be used as a listener, and ipc_fd[0]
+			 * will be used to send the FD of the session.
+			 *
+			 * Both FDs will be kept in the master. The sockets are
+			 * created only if they weren't inherited.
+			 */
+			if ((proc_self->ipc_fd[1] == -1) &&
+			     socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, proc_self->ipc_fd) < 0) {
+				ha_alert("cannot create the mcli_reload socketpair.\n");
+				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			}
+
 			/* Create the mcli_reload listener from the proc_self struct */
 			memprintf(&path, "sockpair@%d", proc_self->ipc_fd[1]);
 			mcli_reload_bind_conf = mworker_cli_proxy_new_listener(path);