diff --git a/src/hlua.c b/src/hlua.c
index dd9fc004d..98c434ae2 100644
--- a/src/hlua.c
+++ b/src/hlua.c
@@ -7714,7 +7714,7 @@ static enum act_parse_ret action_register_service_tcp(const char **args, int *cu
 {
 	struct hlua_function *fcn = rule->kw->private;
 
-	if (px->options2 & PR_O2_USE_HTX) {
+	if (px->mode == PR_MODE_HTTP && (px->options2 & PR_O2_USE_HTX)) {
 		memprintf(err, "Lua services cannot be used when the HTX internal representation is enabled");
 		return ACT_RET_PRS_ERR;
 	}
diff --git a/src/proxy.c b/src/proxy.c
index be810598a..8c4b2f26f 100644
--- a/src/proxy.c
+++ b/src/proxy.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ const struct cfg_opt cfg_opts2[] =
 	{ "http-use-proxy-header",        PR_O2_USE_PXHDR, PR_CAP_FE, 0, PR_MODE_HTTP },
 	{ "http-pretend-keepalive",       PR_O2_FAKE_KA,   PR_CAP_BE, 0, PR_MODE_HTTP },
 	{ "http-no-delay",                PR_O2_NODELAY,   PR_CAP_FE|PR_CAP_BE, 0, PR_MODE_HTTP },
-	{ "http-use-htx",                 PR_O2_USE_HTX,   PR_CAP_FE|PR_CAP_BE, 0, PR_MODE_HTTP },
+	{ "http-use-htx",                 PR_O2_USE_HTX,   PR_CAP_FE|PR_CAP_BE, 0, 0 },
 	{ NULL, 0, 0, 0 }
 };