diff --git a/src/stream.c b/src/stream.c
index fc113ec19..172d78c86 100644
--- a/src/stream.c
+++ b/src/stream.c
@@ -555,7 +555,6 @@ static int sess_update_st_con_tcp(struct stream *s)
 	struct stream_interface *si = &s->si[1];
 	struct channel *req = &s->req;
 	struct channel *rep = &s->res;
-	struct connection *srv_conn = __objt_conn(si->end);
 
 	/* If we got an error, or if nothing happened and the connection timed
 	 * out, we must give up. The CER state handler will take care of retry
@@ -575,7 +574,7 @@ static int sess_update_st_con_tcp(struct stream *s)
 		si->exp   = TICK_ETERNITY;
 		si->state = SI_ST_CER;
 
-		conn_force_close(srv_conn);
+		si_release_endpoint(si);
 
 		if (si->err_type)
 			return 0;