diff --git a/include/proto/applet.h b/include/proto/applet.h
index 3e68b0085e..b256816b55 100644
--- a/include/proto/applet.h
+++ b/include/proto/applet.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <types/applet.h>
 #include <proto/connection.h>
 
-extern struct list applet_runq;
+extern struct list applet_active_queue;
 
 void applet_run_active();
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static inline void appctx_free(struct appctx *appctx)
 static inline void appctx_wakeup(struct appctx *appctx)
 {
 	if (LIST_ISEMPTY(&appctx->runq))
-		LIST_ADDQ(&applet_runq, &appctx->runq);
+		LIST_ADDQ(&applet_active_queue, &appctx->runq);
 }
 
 /* removes an applet from the list of active applets */
diff --git a/src/applet.c b/src/applet.c
index 481000a80b..cc467c49d7 100644
--- a/src/applet.c
+++ b/src/applet.c
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
 #include <proto/stream.h>
 #include <proto/stream_interface.h>
 
-struct list applet_runq = LIST_HEAD_INIT(applet_runq);
+struct list applet_active_queue = LIST_HEAD_INIT(applet_active_queue);
 
 void applet_run_active()
 {
 	struct appctx *curr, *back;
 	struct stream_interface *si;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(curr, back, &applet_runq, runq) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(curr, back, &applet_active_queue, runq) {
 		si = curr->owner;
 
 		/* now we'll need a buffer */
diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index 465bb6a15a..a20f4977be 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ void run_poll_loop()
 			break;
 
 		/* expire immediately if events are pending */
-		if (fd_cache_num || run_queue || signal_queue_len || !LIST_ISEMPTY(&applet_runq))
+		if (fd_cache_num || run_queue || signal_queue_len || !LIST_ISEMPTY(&applet_active_queue))
 			next = now_ms;
 
 		/* The poller will ensure it returns around <next> */