diff --git a/src/stream.c b/src/stream.c
index 99e607da6..10d8004b6 100644
--- a/src/stream.c
+++ b/src/stream.c
@@ -2321,8 +2321,10 @@ struct task *process_stream(struct task *t, void *context, unsigned short state)
 	if (!(req->flags & (CF_KERN_SPLICING|CF_SHUTR)) &&
 	    req->to_forward &&
 	    (global.tune.options & GTUNE_USE_SPLICE) &&
-	    (objt_cs(si_f->end) && __objt_cs(si_f->end)->conn->xprt && __objt_cs(si_f->end)->conn->xprt->rcv_pipe) &&
-	    (objt_cs(si_b->end) && __objt_cs(si_b->end)->conn->xprt && __objt_cs(si_b->end)->conn->xprt->snd_pipe) &&
+	    (objt_cs(si_f->end) && __objt_cs(si_f->end)->conn->xprt && __objt_cs(si_f->end)->conn->xprt->rcv_pipe &&
+	     __objt_cs(si_f->end)->conn->mux && __objt_cs(si_f->end)->conn->mux->rcv_pipe) &&
+	    (objt_cs(si_b->end) && __objt_cs(si_b->end)->conn->xprt && __objt_cs(si_b->end)->conn->xprt->snd_pipe &&
+	     __objt_cs(si_b->end)->conn->mux && __objt_cs(si_b->end)->conn->mux->snd_pipe) &&
 	    (pipes_used < global.maxpipes) &&
 	    (((sess->fe->options2|s->be->options2) & PR_O2_SPLIC_REQ) ||
 	     (((sess->fe->options2|s->be->options2) & PR_O2_SPLIC_AUT) &&
@@ -2508,8 +2510,10 @@ struct task *process_stream(struct task *t, void *context, unsigned short state)
 	if (!(res->flags & (CF_KERN_SPLICING|CF_SHUTR)) &&
 	    res->to_forward &&
 	    (global.tune.options & GTUNE_USE_SPLICE) &&
-	    (objt_cs(si_f->end) && __objt_cs(si_f->end)->conn->xprt && __objt_cs(si_f->end)->conn->xprt->snd_pipe) &&
-	    (objt_cs(si_b->end) && __objt_cs(si_b->end)->conn->xprt && __objt_cs(si_b->end)->conn->xprt->rcv_pipe) &&
+	    (objt_cs(si_f->end) && __objt_cs(si_f->end)->conn->xprt && __objt_cs(si_f->end)->conn->xprt->snd_pipe &&
+	     __objt_cs(si_f->end)->conn->mux && __objt_cs(si_f->end)->conn->mux->snd_pipe) &&
+	    (objt_cs(si_b->end) && __objt_cs(si_b->end)->conn->xprt && __objt_cs(si_b->end)->conn->xprt->rcv_pipe &&
+	     __objt_cs(si_b->end)->conn->mux && __objt_cs(si_b->end)->conn->mux->rcv_pipe) &&
 	    (pipes_used < global.maxpipes) &&
 	    (((sess->fe->options2|s->be->options2) & PR_O2_SPLIC_RTR) ||
 	     (((sess->fe->options2|s->be->options2) & PR_O2_SPLIC_AUT) &&