diff --git a/src/cfgparse-listen.c b/src/cfgparse-listen.c
index cf3cb56b9..656031b0a 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse-listen.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse-listen.c
@@ -2009,10 +2009,12 @@ stats_error_parsing:
 
 				/* "[no] option http-use-htx" is deprecated */
 				if (!strcmp(cfg_opts2[optnum].name, "http-use-htx")) {
-					ha_warning("parsing [%s:%d]: option '%s' is deprecated and ignored."
-						   " The HTX mode is now the only supported mode.\n",
-						   file, linenum, cfg_opts2[optnum].name);
-					err_code |= ERR_WARN;
+					if (kwm ==KWM_NO) {
+						ha_warning("parsing [%s:%d]: option '%s' is deprecated and ignored."
+							   " The HTX mode is now the only supported mode.\n",
+							   file, linenum, cfg_opts2[optnum].name);
+						err_code |= ERR_WARN;
+					}
 					goto out;
 				}