diff --git a/include/proto/stream.h b/include/proto/stream.h
index 938c58de5..f3fb095ff 100644
--- a/include/proto/stream.h
+++ b/include/proto/stream.h
@@ -296,11 +296,16 @@ static void inline stream_inc_http_err_ctr(struct stream *s)
 	}
 }
 
+static void inline __stream_add_srv_conn(struct stream *sess, struct server *srv)
+{
+	sess->srv_conn = srv;
+	LIST_ADD(&srv->actconns, &sess->by_srv);
+}
+
 static void inline stream_add_srv_conn(struct stream *sess, struct server *srv)
 {
 	HA_SPIN_LOCK(SERVER_LOCK, &srv->lock);
-	sess->srv_conn = srv;
-	LIST_ADD(&srv->actconns, &sess->by_srv);
+	__stream_add_srv_conn(sess, srv);
 	HA_SPIN_UNLOCK(SERVER_LOCK, &srv->lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/queue.c b/src/queue.c
index 1796ac147..1dea7d53b 100644
--- a/src/queue.c
+++ b/src/queue.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static struct stream *pendconn_get_next_strm(struct server *srv, struct proxy *p
 	/* we want to note that the stream has now been assigned a server */
 	strm->flags |= SF_ASSIGNED;
 	strm->target = &srv->obj_type;
-	stream_add_srv_conn(strm, srv);
+	__stream_add_srv_conn(strm, srv);
 	HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&srv->served, 1);
 	HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&srv->proxy->served, 1);
 	if (px->lbprm.server_take_conn)