diff --git a/include/haproxy/log-t.h b/include/haproxy/log-t.h
index 7447c862d3..a2cd187548 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/log-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/log-t.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #define LOG_OPT_QUOTE           0x00000004
 #define LOG_OPT_REQ_CAP         0x00000008
 #define LOG_OPT_RES_CAP         0x00000010
-#define LOG_OPT_HTTP            0x00000020
+#define LOG_OPT_HTTP            0x00000020 // forces http-encoding on the payload, incompatible with LOG_OPT_ENCODE
 #define LOG_OPT_ESC             0x00000040
 #define LOG_OPT_MERGE_SPACES    0x00000080
 #define LOG_OPT_BIN             0x00000100
diff --git a/src/http_act.c b/src/http_act.c
index f0a19f362e..b7cc5f209e 100644
--- a/src/http_act.c
+++ b/src/http_act.c
@@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@ static enum act_parse_ret parse_http_set_map(const char **args, int *orig_arg, s
 
 	/* key pattern */
 	lf_expr_init(&rule->arg.map.key);
-	if (!parse_logformat_string(args[cur_arg], px, &rule->arg.map.key, LOG_OPT_HTTP, cap, err)) {
+	if (!parse_logformat_string(args[cur_arg], px, &rule->arg.map.key, LOG_OPT_NONE, cap, err)) {
 		free(rule->arg.map.ref);
 		return ACT_RET_PRS_ERR;
 	}
@@ -1961,7 +1961,7 @@ static enum act_parse_ret parse_http_set_map(const char **args, int *orig_arg, s
 		/* value pattern for set-map only */
 		cur_arg++;
 		lf_expr_init(&rule->arg.map.value);
-		if (!parse_logformat_string(args[cur_arg], px, &rule->arg.map.value, LOG_OPT_HTTP, cap, err)) {
+		if (!parse_logformat_string(args[cur_arg], px, &rule->arg.map.value, LOG_OPT_NONE, cap, err)) {
 			free(rule->arg.map.ref);
 			return ACT_RET_PRS_ERR;
 		}
diff --git a/src/http_htx.c b/src/http_htx.c
index 36356edf02..1e0e940667 100644
--- a/src/http_htx.c
+++ b/src/http_htx.c
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ struct http_reply *http_parse_http_reply(const char **args, int *orig_arg, struc
 			memprintf(errmsg, "a content type must be defined with a log-format payload");
 			goto error;
 		}
-		if (!parse_logformat_string(obj, px, &reply->body.fmt, LOG_OPT_HTTP, cap, errmsg))
+		if (!parse_logformat_string(obj, px, &reply->body.fmt, LOG_OPT_NONE, cap, errmsg))
 			goto error;
 	}