diff --git a/src/vars.c b/src/vars.c
index d533b180a..6fa894b9a 100644
--- a/src/vars.c
+++ b/src/vars.c
@@ -780,14 +780,30 @@ static enum act_parse_ret parse_store(const char **args, int *arg, struct proxy
 		return ACT_RET_PRS_ERR;
 
 	switch (rule->from) {
-	case ACT_F_TCP_REQ_SES: flags = SMP_VAL_FE_SES_ACC; break;
-	case ACT_F_TCP_REQ_CNT: flags = SMP_VAL_FE_REQ_CNT; break;
-	case ACT_F_TCP_RES_CNT: flags = SMP_VAL_BE_RES_CNT; break;
-	case ACT_F_HTTP_REQ:    flags = SMP_VAL_FE_HRQ_HDR; break;
-	case ACT_F_HTTP_RES:    flags = SMP_VAL_BE_HRS_HDR; break;
-	case ACT_F_TCP_CHK:     flags = SMP_VAL_BE_CHK_RUL; break;
-	case ACT_F_CFG_PARSER:  flags = SMP_VAL_CFG_PARSER; break;
-	case ACT_F_CLI_PARSER:  flags = SMP_VAL_CLI_PARSER; break;
+	case ACT_F_TCP_REQ_SES:
+		flags = SMP_VAL_FE_SES_ACC;
+		break;
+	case ACT_F_TCP_REQ_CNT:
+		flags = (px->cap & PR_CAP_FE) ? SMP_VAL_FE_REQ_CNT : SMP_VAL_BE_REQ_CNT;
+		break;
+	case ACT_F_TCP_RES_CNT:
+		flags = (px->cap & PR_CAP_FE) ? SMP_VAL_FE_RES_CNT : SMP_VAL_BE_RES_CNT;
+		break;
+	case ACT_F_HTTP_REQ:
+		flags = (px->cap & PR_CAP_FE) ? SMP_VAL_FE_HRQ_HDR : SMP_VAL_BE_HRQ_HDR;
+		break;
+	case ACT_F_HTTP_RES:
+		flags = (px->cap & PR_CAP_BE) ? SMP_VAL_BE_HRS_HDR : SMP_VAL_FE_HRS_HDR;
+		break;
+	case ACT_F_TCP_CHK:
+		flags = SMP_VAL_BE_CHK_RUL;
+		break;
+	case ACT_F_CFG_PARSER:
+		flags = SMP_VAL_CFG_PARSER;
+		break;
+	case ACT_F_CLI_PARSER:
+		flags = SMP_VAL_CLI_PARSER;
+		break;
 	default:
 		memprintf(err,
 			  "internal error, unexpected rule->from=%d, please report this bug!",