diff --git a/include/haproxy/fd-t.h b/include/haproxy/fd-t.h
index 1f55840..cfcde39 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/fd-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/fd-t.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 /* info/config bits */
 #define FD_LINGER_RISK_BIT 16  /* must kill lingering before closing */
 #define FD_CLONED_BIT      17  /* cloned socket, requires EPOLL_CTL_DEL on close */
+#define FD_INITIALIZED_BIT 18  /* init phase was done (e.g. output pipe set non-blocking) */
 
 
 /* and flag values */
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@
 /* information/configuration flags */
 #define FD_LINGER_RISK      (1U << FD_LINGER_RISK_BIT)
 #define FD_CLONED           (1U << FD_CLONED_BIT)
+#define FD_INITIALIZED      (1U << FD_INITIALIZED_BIT)
 
 /* This is the value used to mark a file descriptor as dead. This value is
  * negative, this is important so that tests on fd < 0 properly match. It
@@ -149,7 +151,6 @@
 	void (*iocb)(int fd);                /* I/O handler */
 	void *owner;                         /* the connection or listener associated with this fd, NULL if closed */
 	unsigned int state;                  /* FD state for read and write directions (FD_EV_*) + FD_POLL_* */
-	unsigned char initialized:1;         /* 1 if init phase was done on this fd (e.g. set non-blocking) */
 	unsigned char et_possible:1;         /* 1 if edge-triggered is possible on this FD */
 	unsigned char exported:1;            /* 1 if the FD is exported and must not be closed */
 #ifdef DEBUG_FD
diff --git a/src/fd.c b/src/fd.c
index 64e4e9c..fe9db23 100644
--- a/src/fd.c
+++ b/src/fd.c
@@ -514,8 +514,8 @@
 		ha_thread_relax();
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(!fdtab[fd].initialized)) {
-		fdtab[fd].initialized = 1;
+	if (unlikely(!(fdtab[fd].state & FD_INITIALIZED))) {
+		HA_ATOMIC_OR(&fdtab[fd].state, FD_INITIALIZED);
 		if (!isatty(fd))
 			fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
 	}