diff --git a/include/proto/cli.h b/include/proto/cli.h
index 74052f7..c41c8bf 100644
--- a/include/proto/cli.h
+++ b/include/proto/cli.h
@@ -28,9 +28,12 @@
 
 int cli_has_level(struct appctx *appctx, int level);
 
+/* mworker proxy functions */
+
 int mworker_cli_proxy_create();
 int mworker_cli_proxy_new_listener(char *line);
 int mworker_cli_sockpair_new(struct mworker_proc *mworker_proc, int proc);
+void mworker_cli_proxy_stop();
 
 /* proxy mode cli functions */
 
diff --git a/src/cli.c b/src/cli.c
index 4ed8b93..6e7c3d0 100644
--- a/src/cli.c
+++ b/src/cli.c
@@ -2073,6 +2073,14 @@
  * The mworker functions are used to initialize the CLI in the master process
  */
 
+ /*
+ * Stop the mworker proxy
+ */
+void mworker_cli_proxy_stop()
+{
+	stop_proxy(mworker_proxy);
+}
+
 /*
  * Create the mworker CLI proxy
  */
diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index 4e6d243..81db3e0 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -3058,6 +3058,8 @@
 			struct mworker_proc *child, *it;
 			master = 0;
 
+			mworker_cli_proxy_stop();
+
 			/* free proc struct of other processes  */
 			list_for_each_entry_safe(child, it, &proc_list, list) {
 				/* close the FD of the master side for all