diff --git a/include/common/chunk.h b/include/common/chunk.h
index 18abca7bd..e44feea51 100644
--- a/include/common/chunk.h
+++ b/include/common/chunk.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <common/buf.h>
 #include <common/config.h>
+#include <common/ist.h>
 #include <common/memory.h>
 
 
@@ -117,6 +118,17 @@ static inline int chunk_cat(struct buffer *chk, const struct buffer *src)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/* appends ist <src> after <chk>. Returns 0 in case of failure. */
+static inline int chunk_istcat(struct buffer *chk, const struct ist src)
+{
+	if (unlikely(chk->data + src.len > chk->size))
+		return 0;
+
+	memcpy(chk->area + chk->data, src.ptr, src.len);
+	chk->data += src.len;
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /* copies memory area <src> into <chk> for <len> bytes. Returns 0 in
  * case of failure. No trailing zero is added.
  */
diff --git a/src/cache.c b/src/cache.c
index 2ca745a94..8e2acd1cb 100644
--- a/src/cache.c
+++ b/src/cache.c
@@ -1097,10 +1097,10 @@ int sha1_hosturi(struct stream *s)
 	 * well.
 	 */
 	if (!(sl->flags & HTX_SL_F_HAS_AUTHORITY)) {
-		chunk_cat(trash, b_fromist(ist("https://")));
+		chunk_istcat(trash, ist("https://"));
 		if (!http_find_header(htx, ist("Host"), &ctx, 0))
 			return 0;
-		chunk_cat(trash, b_fromist(ctx.value));
+		chunk_istcat(trash, ctx.value);
 	}
 
 	chunk_memcat(trash, uri.ptr, uri.len);