diff --git a/src/listener.c b/src/listener.c
index 6b6b5d84c..5f349110f 100644
--- a/src/listener.c
+++ b/src/listener.c
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@ int pause_listener(struct listener *l)
  */
 int resume_listener(struct listener *l)
 {
+	if ((global.mode & (MODE_DAEMON | MODE_SYSTEMD)) &&
+	    l->bind_conf->bind_proc &&
+	    !(l->bind_conf->bind_proc & (1UL << (relative_pid - 1))))
+		return 1;
+
 	if (l->state == LI_ASSIGNED) {
 		char msg[100];
 		int err;
@@ -145,11 +150,6 @@ int resume_listener(struct listener *l)
 	if (l->state < LI_PAUSED)
 		return 0;
 
-	if ((global.mode & (MODE_DAEMON | MODE_SYSTEMD)) &&
-	    l->bind_conf->bind_proc &&
-	    !(l->bind_conf->bind_proc & (1UL << (relative_pid - 1))))
-		return 1;
-
 	if (l->proto->sock_prot == IPPROTO_TCP &&
 	    l->state == LI_PAUSED &&
 	    listen(l->fd, l->backlog ? l->backlog : l->maxconn) != 0)