diff --git a/include/types/stream.h b/include/types/stream.h
index be28568..4203af8 100644
--- a/include/types/stream.h
+++ b/include/types/stream.h
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 
 	/* These two pointers are used to resume the execution of the rule lists. */
 	struct list *current_rule_list;         /* this is used to store the current executed rule list. */
-	struct list *current_rule;              /* this is used to store the current rule to be resumed. */
+	void *current_rule;                     /* this is used to store the current rule to be resumed. */
 	struct hlua hlua;                       /* lua runtime context */
 };
 
diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index 4db982a..377160b 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -3359,11 +3359,14 @@
 	 * and never in the ACL or converters. In this case, we initialise the
 	 * current rule, and go to the action execution point.
 	 */
-	if (s->current_rule_list == rules) {
-		rule = LIST_ELEM(s->current_rule, typeof(rule), list);
-		goto resume_execution;
+	if (s->current_rule) {
+		rule = s->current_rule;
+		s->current_rule = NULL;
+		if (s->current_rule_list == rules)
+			goto resume_execution;
 	}
 	s->current_rule_list = rules;
+
 	list_for_each_entry(rule, rules, list) {
 		if (rule->action >= HTTP_REQ_ACT_MAX)
 			continue;
@@ -3383,7 +3386,6 @@
 		}
 
 resume_execution:
-
 		switch (rule->action) {
 		case HTTP_REQ_ACT_ALLOW:
 			return HTTP_RULE_RES_STOP;
@@ -3566,7 +3568,7 @@
 
 		case HTTP_REQ_ACT_CUSTOM_CONT:
 			if (!rule->action_ptr(rule, px, s)) {
-				s->current_rule = &rule->list;
+				s->current_rule = rule;
 				return HTTP_RULE_RES_YIELD;
 			}
 			break;
@@ -3637,11 +3639,14 @@
 	 * and never in the ACL or converters. In this case, we initialise the
 	 * current rule, and go to the action execution point.
 	 */
-	if (s->current_rule_list == rules) {
-		rule = LIST_ELEM(s->current_rule, typeof(rule), list);
-		goto resume_execution;
+	if (s->current_rule) {
+		rule = s->current_rule;
+		s->current_rule = NULL;
+		if (s->current_rule_list == rules)
+			goto resume_execution;
 	}
 	s->current_rule_list = rules;
+
 	list_for_each_entry(rule, rules, list) {
 		if (rule->action >= HTTP_RES_ACT_MAX)
 			continue;
@@ -3661,7 +3666,6 @@
 		}
 
 resume_execution:
-
 		switch (rule->action) {
 		case HTTP_RES_ACT_ALLOW:
 			return HTTP_RULE_RES_STOP; /* "allow" rules are OK */
@@ -3814,7 +3818,7 @@
 
 		case HTTP_RES_ACT_CUSTOM_CONT:
 			if (!rule->action_ptr(rule, px, s)) {
-				s->current_rule = &rule->list;
+				s->current_rule = rule;
 				return HTTP_RULE_RES_YIELD;
 			}
 			break;
diff --git a/src/proto_tcp.c b/src/proto_tcp.c
index 17ec22e..efa9158 100644
--- a/src/proto_tcp.c
+++ b/src/proto_tcp.c
@@ -1125,11 +1125,14 @@
 	 * and never in the ACL or converters. In this case, we initialise the
 	 * current rule, and go to the action execution point.
 	 */
-	if (s->current_rule_list == &s->be->tcp_req.inspect_rules) {
-		rule = LIST_ELEM(s->current_rule, typeof(rule), list);
-		goto resume_execution;
+	if (s->current_rule) {
+		rule = s->current_rule;
+		s->current_rule = NULL;
+		if (s->current_rule_list == &s->be->tcp_req.inspect_rules)
+			goto resume_execution;
 	}
 	s->current_rule_list = &s->be->tcp_req.inspect_rules;
+
 	list_for_each_entry(rule, &s->be->tcp_req.inspect_rules, list) {
 		enum acl_test_res ret = ACL_TEST_PASS;
 
@@ -1144,9 +1147,7 @@
 		}
 
 		if (ret) {
-
 resume_execution:
-
 			/* we have a matching rule. */
 			if (rule->action == TCP_ACT_REJECT) {
 				channel_abort(req);
@@ -1216,7 +1217,7 @@
 			else {
 				/* Custom keywords. */
 				if (rule->action_ptr(rule, s->be, s) == 0) {
-					s->current_rule = &rule->list;
+					s->current_rule = rule;
 					goto missing_data;
 				}
 
@@ -1283,11 +1284,14 @@
 	 * and never in the ACL or converters. In this case, we initialise the
 	 * current rule, and go to the action execution point.
 	 */
-	if (s->current_rule_list == &s->be->tcp_rep.inspect_rules) {
-		rule = LIST_ELEM(s->current_rule, typeof(rule), list);
-		goto resume_execution;
+	if (s->current_rule) {
+		rule = s->current_rule;
+		s->current_rule = NULL;
+		if (s->current_rule_list == &s->be->tcp_rep.inspect_rules)
+			goto resume_execution;
 	}
 	s->current_rule_list = &s->be->tcp_rep.inspect_rules;
+
 	list_for_each_entry(rule, &s->be->tcp_rep.inspect_rules, list) {
 		enum acl_test_res ret = ACL_TEST_PASS;
 
@@ -1306,9 +1310,7 @@
 		}
 
 		if (ret) {
-
 resume_execution:
-
 			/* we have a matching rule. */
 			if (rule->action == TCP_ACT_REJECT) {
 				channel_abort(rep);
@@ -1336,7 +1338,7 @@
 				/* Custom keywords. */
 				if (!rule->action_ptr(rule, s->be, s)) {
 					channel_dont_close(rep);
-					s->current_rule = &rule->list;
+					s->current_rule = rule;
 					return 0;
 				}