diff --git a/src/protossl.c b/src/protossl.c
index 6893c24..41279a2 100644
--- a/src/protossl.c
+++ b/src/protossl.c
@@ -1530,9 +1530,8 @@ protossl_setup_dst_child(pxy_conn_child_ctx_t *ctx)
 {
 	if (!ctx->conn->srvdst_xferred) {
 		// Reuse srvdst of parent in the first child conn
-		ctx->conn->srvdst_xferred = 1;
-		ctx->srvdst_xferred = 1;
 		ctx->dst = ctx->conn->srvdst;
+		ctx->conn->srvdst_xferred = 1;
 
 		// See the comments in prototcp_setup_dst()
 		prototcp_disable_events_srvdst(ctx->conn);
diff --git a/src/prototcp.c b/src/prototcp.c
index cef20f0..f85aa48 100644
--- a/src/prototcp.c
+++ b/src/prototcp.c
@@ -205,9 +205,8 @@ prototcp_setup_dst_child(pxy_conn_child_ctx_t *ctx)
 {
 	if (!ctx->conn->srvdst_xferred) {
 		// Reuse srvdst of parent in the first child conn
-		ctx->conn->srvdst_xferred = 1;
-		ctx->srvdst_xferred = 1;
 		ctx->dst = ctx->conn->srvdst;
+		ctx->conn->srvdst_xferred = 1;
 
 		// See the comments in prototcp_setup_dst()
 		prototcp_disable_events_srvdst(ctx->conn);
diff --git a/src/pxyconn.c b/src/pxyconn.c
index f5740e2..9262bcc 100644
--- a/src/pxyconn.c
+++ b/src/pxyconn.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ pxy_conn_free_child(pxy_conn_child_ctx_t *ctx)
 
 	// Save conn and srvdst_xferred before freeing ctx
 	pxy_conn_ctx_t *conn = ctx->conn;
-	unsigned int srvdst_xferred = ctx->srvdst_xferred;
+	unsigned int srvdst_xferred = conn->srvdst_xferred;
 
 	pxy_conn_detach_child(ctx);
 	pxy_conn_ctx_free_child(ctx);
diff --git a/src/pxyconn.h b/src/pxyconn.h
index d5e0e2d..6fb229f 100644
--- a/src/pxyconn.h
+++ b/src/pxyconn.h
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ struct pxy_conn_ctx {
 	unsigned int term : 1;                     /* 0 until term requested */
 	unsigned int term_requestor : 1;          /* 1 client, 0 server side */
 
+	// srvdst_xferred flag is important not to access srvdst.bev
+	// after the first child is freed
 	unsigned int srvdst_xferred : 1;     /* 1 if srvdst xferred to child */
 	struct pxy_conn_desc srvdst;
 
@@ -391,8 +393,6 @@ struct pxy_conn_child_ctx {
 	/* status flags */
 	unsigned int connected : 1;       /* 0 until both ends are connected */
 	unsigned int term : 1;                     /* 0 until term requested */
-	// srvdst_xferred flag is important not to access the srvdst.bev of parent after the first child is freed
-	unsigned int srvdst_xferred : 1;  /* 1 if srvdst xferred from parent */
 
 	// For statistics only
 	evutil_socket_t dst_fd;