diff --git a/src/proxy.c b/src/proxy.c
index e38970106d..7a2d400567 100644
--- a/src/proxy.c
+++ b/src/proxy.c
@@ -1631,7 +1631,7 @@ static int proxy_defproxy_cpy(struct proxy *curproxy, const struct proxy *defpro
 	char *tmpmsg = NULL;
 
 	/* set default values from the specified default proxy */
-	memcpy(&curproxy->defsrv, &defproxy->defsrv, sizeof(curproxy->defsrv));
+	srv_settings_cpy(&curproxy->defsrv, &defproxy->defsrv, 0);
 
 	curproxy->flags = (defproxy->flags & PR_FL_DISABLED); /* Only inherit from disabled flag */
 	curproxy->options = defproxy->options;