diff --git a/src/cli.c b/src/cli.c
index b3132191d..2344eb393 100644
--- a/src/cli.c
+++ b/src/cli.c
@@ -2685,7 +2685,7 @@ int mworker_cli_proxy_create()
 	mworker_proxy->id = strdup("MASTER");
 	mworker_proxy->mode = PR_MODE_CLI;
 	mworker_proxy->last_change = now.tv_sec;
-	mworker_proxy->cap = PR_CAP_LISTEN; /* this is a listen section */
+	mworker_proxy->cap = PR_CAP_LISTEN | PR_CAP_INT; /* this is a listen section */
 	mworker_proxy->maxconn = 10;                 /* default to 10 concurrent connections */
 	mworker_proxy->timeout.client = 0; /* no timeout */
 	mworker_proxy->conf.file = strdup("MASTER");