diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index fc6df63e7..8ccb45be2 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -2430,6 +2430,7 @@ struct server *new_server(struct proxy *proxy)
 	LIST_INIT(&srv->ip_rec_item);
 	MT_LIST_INIT(&srv->prev_deleted);
 	event_hdl_sub_list_init(&srv->e_subs);
+	srv->rid = 0; /* rid defaults to 0 */
 
 	srv->next_state = SRV_ST_RUNNING; /* early server setup */
 	srv->last_change = ns_to_sec(now_ns);
@@ -2764,9 +2765,6 @@ static int _srv_parse_init(struct server **srv, char **args, int *cur_arg,
 		else
 			newsrv->tmpl_info.prefix = strdup(args[1]);
 
-		/* revision defaults to 0 */
-		newsrv->rid = 0;
-
 		/* several ways to check the port component :
 		 *  - IP    => port=+0, relative (IPv4 only)
 		 *  - IP:   => port=+0, relative