diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index 79d457ad4..fd5ef3061 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -1772,7 +1772,8 @@ static void init(int argc, char **argv)
 		global.mode &= ~MODE_MWORKER;
 	}
 
-	if ((global.mode & MODE_MWORKER) && (getenv("HAPROXY_MWORKER_REEXEC") != NULL)) {
+	if ((global.mode & (MODE_MWORKER | MODE_CHECK | MODE_CHECK_CONDITION)) == MODE_MWORKER &&
+	    (getenv("HAPROXY_MWORKER_REEXEC") != NULL)) {
 		atexit_flag = 1;
 		atexit(reexec_on_failure);
 	}