diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index c5d35437f..ab63c55ef 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -1779,6 +1779,7 @@ http_req_get_intercept_rule(struct proxy *px, struct list *rules, struct stream
 	struct act_rule *rule;
 	struct hdr_ctx ctx;
 	const char *auth_realm;
+	enum rule_result rule_ret = HTTP_RULE_RES_CONT;
 	int act_flags = 0;
 	int len;
 	int early_hint = 0;
@@ -1816,18 +1817,21 @@ http_req_get_intercept_rule(struct proxy *px, struct list *rules, struct stream
 resume_execution:
 		switch (rule->action) {
 		case ACT_ACTION_ALLOW:
-			return HTTP_RULE_RES_STOP;
+			rule_ret = HTTP_RULE_RES_STOP;
+			goto end;
 
 		case ACT_ACTION_DENY:
 			if (deny_status)
 				*deny_status = rule->deny_status;
-			return HTTP_RULE_RES_DENY;
+			rule_ret = HTTP_RULE_RES_DENY;
+			goto end;
 
 		case ACT_HTTP_REQ_TARPIT:
 			txn->flags |= TX_CLTARPIT;
 			if (deny_status)
 				*deny_status = rule->deny_status;
-			return HTTP_RULE_RES_DENY;
+			rule_ret = HTTP_RULE_RES_DENY;
+			goto end;
 
 		case ACT_HTTP_REQ_AUTH:
 			/* Auth might be performed on regular http-req rules as well as on stats */
@@ -1846,12 +1850,14 @@ resume_execution:
 			txn->status = (txn->flags & TX_USE_PX_CONN) ? 407 : 401;
 			http_reply_and_close(s, txn->status, &trash);
 			stream_inc_http_err_ctr(s);
-			return HTTP_RULE_RES_ABRT;
+			rule_ret = HTTP_RULE_RES_ABRT;
+			goto end;
 
 		case ACT_HTTP_REDIR:
+			rule_ret = HTTP_RULE_RES_DONE;
 			if (!http_apply_redirect_rule(rule->arg.redir, s, txn))
-				return HTTP_RULE_RES_BADREQ;
-			return HTTP_RULE_RES_DONE;
+				rule_ret = HTTP_RULE_RES_BADREQ;
+			goto end;
 
 		case ACT_HTTP_SET_NICE:
 			s->task->nice = rule->arg.nice;
@@ -1878,8 +1884,10 @@ resume_execution:
 			if (http_transform_header(s, &txn->req, rule->arg.hdr_add.name,
 			                          rule->arg.hdr_add.name_len,
 			                          &rule->arg.hdr_add.fmt,
-			                          &rule->arg.hdr_add.re, rule->action))
-				return HTTP_RULE_RES_BADREQ;
+			                          &rule->arg.hdr_add.re, rule->action)) {
+				rule_ret = HTTP_RULE_RES_BADREQ;
+				goto end;
+			}
 			break;
 
 		case ACT_HTTP_DEL_HDR:
@@ -1902,8 +1910,10 @@ resume_execution:
 			struct buffer *replace;
 
 			replace = alloc_trash_chunk();
-			if (!replace)
-				return HTTP_RULE_RES_BADREQ;
+			if (!replace) {
+				rule_ret = HTTP_RULE_RES_BADREQ;
+				goto end;
+			}
 
 			len = rule->arg.hdr_add.name_len + 2,
 			len += build_logline(s, replace->area + len,
@@ -1956,8 +1966,10 @@ resume_execution:
 
 			/* allocate key */
 			key = alloc_trash_chunk();
-			if (!key)
-				return HTTP_RULE_RES_BADREQ;
+			if (!key) {
+				rule_ret = HTTP_RULE_RES_BADREQ;
+				goto end;
+			}
 
 			/* collect key */
 			key->data = build_logline(s, key->area, key->size,
@@ -1985,8 +1997,10 @@ resume_execution:
 
 			/* allocate key */
 			key = alloc_trash_chunk();
-			if (!key)
-				return HTTP_RULE_RES_BADREQ;
+			if (!key) {
+				rule_ret = HTTP_RULE_RES_BADREQ;
+				goto end;
+			}
 
 			/* collect key */
 			key->data = build_logline(s, key->area, key->size,
@@ -2015,14 +2029,17 @@ resume_execution:
 
 			/* allocate key */
 			key = alloc_trash_chunk();
-			if (!key)
-				return HTTP_RULE_RES_BADREQ;
+			if (!key) {
+				rule_ret = HTTP_RULE_RES_BADREQ;
+				goto end;
+			}
 
 			/* allocate value */
 			value = alloc_trash_chunk();
 			if (!value) {
 				free_trash_chunk(key);
-				return HTTP_RULE_RES_BADREQ;
+				rule_ret = HTTP_RULE_RES_BADREQ;
+				goto end;
 			}
 
 			/* collect key */
@@ -2056,8 +2073,10 @@ resume_execution:
 			if (!http_apply_early_hint_rule(s, txn->rsp.chn, early_hint,
 			                                rule->arg.early_hint.name,
 			                                rule->arg.early_hint.name_len,
-			                                &rule->arg.early_hint.fmt))
-				return HTTP_RULE_RES_DONE;
+			                                &rule->arg.early_hint.fmt)) {
+				rule_ret = HTTP_RULE_RES_DONE;
+				goto end;
+			}
 			early_hint = 1;
 			break;
 		case ACT_CUSTOM:
@@ -2072,10 +2091,12 @@ resume_execution:
 			case ACT_RET_CONT:
 				break;
 			case ACT_RET_STOP:
-				return HTTP_RULE_RES_DONE;
+				rule_ret = HTTP_RULE_RES_DONE;
+				goto end;
 			case ACT_RET_YIELD:
 				s->current_rule = rule;
-				return HTTP_RULE_RES_YIELD;
+				rule_ret = HTTP_RULE_RES_YIELD;
+				goto end;
 			}
 			break;
 
@@ -2128,6 +2149,7 @@ resume_execution:
 		}
 	}
 
+  end:
 	if (early_hint) {
 		struct channel *chn = s->txn->rsp.chn;
 		char *cur_ptr = ci_head(chn);
@@ -2138,7 +2160,7 @@ resume_execution:
 	}
 
 	/* we reached the end of the rules, nothing to report */
-	return HTTP_RULE_RES_CONT;
+	return rule_ret;
 }