diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index 425fde648..7500798e7 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -2686,10 +2686,8 @@ int process_srv(struct session *t)
 			}
 			else {
 				fd_delete(t->srv_fd);
-				if (t->srv) {
+				if (t->srv)
 					t->srv->cur_sess--;
-					sess_change_server(t, NULL);
-				}
 
 				if (!(req->flags & BF_WRITE_STATUS))
 					conn_err = SN_ERR_SRVTO; // it was a connect timeout.