diff --git a/include/haproxy/listener-t.h b/include/haproxy/listener-t.h
index 245436d..7a07e3f 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/listener-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/listener-t.h
@@ -193,7 +193,10 @@
 
 /* This describes a receiver with all its characteristics (address, status, etc) */
 struct receiver {
-	unsigned int flags;             /* receiver options (RX_F_*) */
+	unsigned int flags;              /* receiver options (RX_F_*) */
+
+	/* warning: this struct is huge, keep it at the bottom */
+	struct sockaddr_storage addr;    /* the address the socket is bound to */
 };
 
 /* The listener will be directly referenced by the fdtab[] which holds its
@@ -235,9 +238,6 @@
 	struct bind_conf *bind_conf;	/* "bind" line settings, include SSL settings among other things */
 	struct list proto_list;         /* list in the protocol header */
 	struct receiver rx;             /* network receiver parts */
-
-	/* warning: this struct is huge, keep it at the bottom */
-	struct sockaddr_storage addr;	/* the address we listen to */
 	struct {
 		struct eb32_node id;	/* place in the tree of used IDs */
 	} conf;				/* config information */
diff --git a/src/cfgparse-tcp.c b/src/cfgparse-tcp.c
index 961a726..7346d65 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse-tcp.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse-tcp.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 	struct listener *l;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(l, &conf->listeners, by_bind) {
-		if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET6)
+		if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET6)
 			l->options |= LI_O_V4V6;
 	}
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	struct listener *l;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(l, &conf->listeners, by_bind) {
-		if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET6)
+		if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET6)
 			l->options |= LI_O_V6ONLY;
 	}
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 	struct listener *l;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(l, &conf->listeners, by_bind) {
-		if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET || l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET6)
+		if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET || l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET6)
 			l->options |= LI_O_FOREIGN;
 	}
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 	struct listener *l;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(l, &conf->listeners, by_bind) {
-		if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET || l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET6)
+		if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET || l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET6)
 			l->options |= LI_O_DEF_ACCEPT;
 	}
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 	struct listener *l;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(l, &conf->listeners, by_bind) {
-		if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET || l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET6)
+		if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET || l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET6)
 			l->options |= LI_O_TCP_FO;
 	}
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(l, &conf->listeners, by_bind) {
-		if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET || l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET6)
+		if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET || l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET6)
 			l->maxseg = mss;
 	}
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(l, &conf->listeners, by_bind) {
-		if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET || l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET6)
+		if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET || l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET6)
 			l->tcp_ut = timeout;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index cc787b2..cc5f9f7 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@
 					goto out;
 				}
 			}
-			newpeer->addr = l->addr;
+			newpeer->addr = l->rx.addr;
 			newpeer->proto = protocol_by_family(newpeer->addr.ss_family);
 			cur_arg++;
 		}
diff --git a/src/cli.c b/src/cli.c
index 5a2c5c6..0d826aa 100644
--- a/src/cli.c
+++ b/src/cli.c
@@ -401,25 +401,25 @@
 				if (trash->data)
 					chunk_appendf(trash, ";");
 
-				if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_UNIX) {
+				if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_UNIX) {
 					const struct sockaddr_un *un;
 
-					un = (struct sockaddr_un *)&l->addr;
+					un = (struct sockaddr_un *)&l->rx.addr;
 					if (un->sun_path[0] == '\0') {
 						chunk_appendf(trash, "abns@%s", un->sun_path+1);
 					} else {
 						chunk_appendf(trash, "unix@%s", un->sun_path);
 					}
-				} else if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET) {
-					addr_to_str(&l->addr, addr, sizeof(addr));
-					port_to_str(&l->addr, port, sizeof(port));
+				} else if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET) {
+					addr_to_str(&l->rx.addr, addr, sizeof(addr));
+					port_to_str(&l->rx.addr, port, sizeof(port));
 					chunk_appendf(trash, "ipv4@%s:%s", addr, port);
-				} else if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET6) {
-					addr_to_str(&l->addr, addr, sizeof(addr));
-					port_to_str(&l->addr, port, sizeof(port));
+				} else if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET6) {
+					addr_to_str(&l->rx.addr, addr, sizeof(addr));
+					port_to_str(&l->rx.addr, port, sizeof(port));
 					chunk_appendf(trash, "ipv6@[%s]:%s", addr, port);
-				} else if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_CUST_SOCKPAIR) {
-					chunk_appendf(trash, "sockpair@%d", ((struct sockaddr_in *)&l->addr)->sin_addr.s_addr);
+				} else if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_CUST_SOCKPAIR) {
+					chunk_appendf(trash, "sockpair@%d", ((struct sockaddr_in *)&l->rx.addr)->sin_addr.s_addr);
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -1239,25 +1239,25 @@
 						char addr[46];
 						char port[6];
 
-						if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_UNIX) {
+						if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_UNIX) {
 							const struct sockaddr_un *un;
 
-							un = (struct sockaddr_un *)&l->addr;
+							un = (struct sockaddr_un *)&l->rx.addr;
 							if (un->sun_path[0] == '\0') {
 								chunk_appendf(&trash, "abns@%s ", un->sun_path+1);
 							} else {
 								chunk_appendf(&trash, "unix@%s ", un->sun_path);
 							}
-						} else if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET) {
-							addr_to_str(&l->addr, addr, sizeof(addr));
-							port_to_str(&l->addr, port, sizeof(port));
+						} else if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET) {
+							addr_to_str(&l->rx.addr, addr, sizeof(addr));
+							port_to_str(&l->rx.addr, port, sizeof(port));
 							chunk_appendf(&trash, "ipv4@%s:%s ", addr, port);
-						} else if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET6) {
-							addr_to_str(&l->addr, addr, sizeof(addr));
-							port_to_str(&l->addr, port, sizeof(port));
+						} else if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET6) {
+							addr_to_str(&l->rx.addr, addr, sizeof(addr));
+							port_to_str(&l->rx.addr, port, sizeof(port));
 							chunk_appendf(&trash, "ipv6@[%s]:%s ", addr, port);
-						} else if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_CUST_SOCKPAIR) {
-							chunk_appendf(&trash, "sockpair@%d ", ((struct sockaddr_in *)&l->addr)->sin_addr.s_addr);
+						} else if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_CUST_SOCKPAIR) {
+							chunk_appendf(&trash, "sockpair@%d ", ((struct sockaddr_in *)&l->rx.addr)->sin_addr.s_addr);
 						} else
 							chunk_appendf(&trash, "unknown ");
 
diff --git a/src/extcheck.c b/src/extcheck.c
index e6b30ff..dd7c942 100644
--- a/src/extcheck.c
+++ b/src/extcheck.c
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@
 
 	list_for_each_entry(l, &px->conf.listeners, by_fe)
 		/* Use the first INET, INET6 or UNIX listener */
-		if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET ||
-		    l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET6 ||
-		    l->addr.ss_family == AF_UNIX) {
+		if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET ||
+		    l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET6 ||
+		    l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_UNIX) {
 			listener = l;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -292,17 +292,17 @@
 		check->argv[1] = strdup("NOT_USED");
 		check->argv[2] = strdup("NOT_USED");
 	}
-	else if (listener->addr.ss_family == AF_INET ||
-	    listener->addr.ss_family == AF_INET6) {
-		addr_to_str(&listener->addr, buf, sizeof(buf));
+	else if (listener->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET ||
+	    listener->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET6) {
+		addr_to_str(&listener->rx.addr, buf, sizeof(buf));
 		check->argv[1] = strdup(buf);
-		port_to_str(&listener->addr, buf, sizeof(buf));
+		port_to_str(&listener->rx.addr, buf, sizeof(buf));
 		check->argv[2] = strdup(buf);
 	}
-	else if (listener->addr.ss_family == AF_UNIX) {
+	else if (listener->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_UNIX) {
 		const struct sockaddr_un *un;
 
-		un = (struct sockaddr_un *)&listener->addr;
+		un = (struct sockaddr_un *)&listener->rx.addr;
 		check->argv[1] = strdup(un->sun_path);
 		check->argv[2] = strdup("NOT_USED");
 	}
diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index 0f72d5a..12a5992 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -719,11 +719,11 @@
 
 			list_for_each_entry(l, &bind_conf->listeners, by_bind) {
 
-				if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_UNIX &&
+				if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_UNIX &&
 				    (bind_conf->level & ACCESS_FD_LISTENERS)) {
 					const struct sockaddr_un *un;
 
-					un = (struct sockaddr_un *)&l->addr;
+					un = (struct sockaddr_un *)&l->rx.addr;
 					/* priority to old_unixsocket */
 					if (!cur_unixsocket) {
 						cur_unixsocket = strdup(un->sun_path);
diff --git a/src/listener.c b/src/listener.c
index b0efa93..eac95e2 100644
--- a/src/listener.c
+++ b/src/listener.c
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@
 		l->bind_conf = bc;
 
 		l->fd = fd;
-		memcpy(&l->addr, ss, sizeof(*ss));
+		memcpy(&l->rx.addr, ss, sizeof(*ss));
 		MT_LIST_INIT(&l->wait_queue);
 		l->state = LI_INIT;
 
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@
 		}
 
 		/* with sockpair@ we don't want to do an accept */
-		if (unlikely(l->addr.ss_family == AF_CUST_SOCKPAIR)) {
+		if (unlikely(l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_CUST_SOCKPAIR)) {
 			if ((cfd = recv_fd_uxst(fd)) != -1)
 				fcntl(cfd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
 			/* just like with UNIX sockets, only the family is filled */
diff --git a/src/proto_tcp.c b/src/proto_tcp.c
index 7bb31b2..a338ad8 100644
--- a/src/proto_tcp.c
+++ b/src/proto_tcp.c
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@
 	ext = (fd >= 0);
 
 	if (!ext) {
-		fd = my_socketat(listener->bind_conf->settings.netns, listener->addr.ss_family, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);
+		fd = my_socketat(listener->bind_conf->settings.netns, listener->rx.addr.ss_family, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);
 
 		if (fd == -1) {
 			err |= ERR_RETRYABLE | ERR_ALERT;
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@
 #endif
 
 	if (!ext && (listener->options & LI_O_FOREIGN)) {
-		switch (listener->addr.ss_family) {
+		switch (listener->rx.addr.ss_family) {
 		case AF_INET:
 			if (!sock_inet4_make_foreign(fd)) {
 				msg = "cannot make listening socket transparent";
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@
 		int defaultmss;
 		socklen_t len = sizeof(tmpmaxseg);
 
-		if (listener->addr.ss_family == AF_INET)
+		if (listener->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET)
 			defaultmss = sock_inet_tcp_maxseg_default;
 		else
 			defaultmss = sock_inet6_tcp_maxseg_default;
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@
                 setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_V6ONLY, &zero, sizeof(zero));
 #endif
 
-	if (!ext && bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&listener->addr, listener->proto->sock_addrlen) == -1) {
+	if (!ext && bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&listener->rx.addr, listener->proto->sock_addrlen) == -1) {
 		err |= ERR_RETRYABLE | ERR_ALERT;
 		msg = "cannot bind socket";
 		goto tcp_close_return;
@@ -779,8 +779,8 @@
 	if (msg && errlen) {
 		char pn[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
 
-		addr_to_str(&listener->addr, pn, sizeof(pn));
-		snprintf(errmsg, errlen, "%s [%s:%d]", msg, pn, get_host_port(&listener->addr));
+		addr_to_str(&listener->rx.addr, pn, sizeof(pn));
+		snprintf(errmsg, errlen, "%s [%s:%d]", msg, pn, get_host_port(&listener->rx.addr));
 	}
 	return err;
 
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@
 		return;
 	listener->state = LI_ASSIGNED;
 	listener->proto = &proto_tcpv4;
-	((struct sockaddr_in *)(&listener->addr))->sin_port = htons(port);
+	((struct sockaddr_in *)(&listener->rx.addr))->sin_port = htons(port);
 	LIST_ADDQ(&proto_tcpv4.listeners, &listener->proto_list);
 	proto_tcpv4.nb_listeners++;
 }
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@
 		return;
 	listener->state = LI_ASSIGNED;
 	listener->proto = &proto_tcpv6;
-	((struct sockaddr_in *)(&listener->addr))->sin_port = htons(port);
+	((struct sockaddr_in *)(&listener->rx.addr))->sin_port = htons(port);
 	LIST_ADDQ(&proto_tcpv6.listeners, &listener->proto_list);
 	proto_tcpv6.nb_listeners++;
 }
diff --git a/src/proto_udp.c b/src/proto_udp.c
index 92dad6a..7d190a1 100644
--- a/src/proto_udp.c
+++ b/src/proto_udp.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 	int fd, err;
 	const char *msg = NULL;
 	/* copy listener addr because sometimes we need to switch family */
-	struct sockaddr_storage addr_inet = listener->addr;
+	struct sockaddr_storage addr_inet = listener->rx.addr;
 
 	/* force to classic sock family */
 	addr_inet.ss_family = listener->proto->sock_family;
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
 		return;
 	listener->state = LI_ASSIGNED;
 	listener->proto = &proto_udp4;
-	((struct sockaddr_in *)(&listener->addr))->sin_port = htons(port);
+	((struct sockaddr_in *)(&listener->rx.addr))->sin_port = htons(port);
 	LIST_ADDQ(&proto_udp4.listeners, &listener->proto_list);
 	proto_udp4.nb_listeners++;
 }
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
 		return;
 	listener->state = LI_ASSIGNED;
 	listener->proto = &proto_udp6;
-	((struct sockaddr_in *)(&listener->addr))->sin_port = htons(port);
+	((struct sockaddr_in *)(&listener->rx.addr))->sin_port = htons(port);
 	LIST_ADDQ(&proto_udp6.listeners, &listener->proto_list);
 	proto_udp6.nb_listeners++;
 }
diff --git a/src/proto_uxst.c b/src/proto_uxst.c
index ac2fb53..33768a1 100644
--- a/src/proto_uxst.c
+++ b/src/proto_uxst.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 	if (listener->fd == -1)
 		listener->fd = sock_find_compatible_fd(listener);
 
-	path = ((struct sockaddr_un *)&listener->addr)->sun_path;
+	path = ((struct sockaddr_un *)&listener->rx.addr)->sun_path;
 
 	maxpathlen = MIN(MAXPATHLEN, sizeof(addr.sun_path));
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
  */
 static int uxst_pause_listener(struct listener *l)
 {
-	if (((struct sockaddr_un *)&l->addr)->sun_path[0])
+	if (((struct sockaddr_un *)&l->rx.addr)->sun_path[0])
 		return 1;
 
 	/* Listener's lock already held. Call lockless version of
diff --git a/src/proxy.c b/src/proxy.c
index 8fbb817..dda701c 100644
--- a/src/proxy.c
+++ b/src/proxy.c
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@
 		if (!resume_listener(l)) {
 			int port;
 
-			port = get_host_port(&l->addr);
+			port = get_host_port(&l->rx.addr);
 			if (port) {
 				ha_warning("Port %d busy while trying to enable %s %s.\n",
 					   port, proxy_cap_str(p->cap), p->id);
diff --git a/src/session.c b/src/session.c
index c303585..871a6ac 100644
--- a/src/session.c
+++ b/src/session.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Adjust some socket options */
-	if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET || l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET6) {
+	if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET || l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET6) {
 		setsockopt(cfd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, (char *) &one, sizeof(one));
 
 		if (p->options & PR_O_TCP_CLI_KA) {
diff --git a/src/sock.c b/src/sock.c
index a9dd5f2..161e723 100644
--- a/src/sock.c
+++ b/src/sock.c
@@ -369,13 +369,13 @@
 	/* WT: this is not the right way to do it, it is temporary for the
 	 *     transition to receivers.
 	 */
-	if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_CUST_UDP4 || l->addr.ss_family == AF_CUST_UDP6)
+	if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_CUST_UDP4 || l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_CUST_UDP6)
 		options |= SOCK_XFER_OPT_DGRAM;
 
 	if (l->options & LI_O_FOREIGN)
 		options |= SOCK_XFER_OPT_FOREIGN;
 
-	if (l->addr.ss_family == AF_INET6) {
+	if (l->rx.addr.ss_family == AF_INET6) {
 		/* Prepare to match the v6only option against what we really want. Note
 		 * that sadly the two options are not exclusive to each other and that
 		 * v6only is stronger than v4v6.
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
 #ifdef USE_NS
 		    (!ns_namelen || strcmp(l->bind_conf->settings.netns->node.key, xfer_sock->namespace) == 0) &&
 #endif
-		    l->proto->addrcmp(&xfer_sock->addr, &l->addr) == 0)
+		    l->proto->addrcmp(&xfer_sock->addr, &l->rx.addr) == 0)
 			break;
 		xfer_sock = xfer_sock->next;
 	}
diff --git a/src/stats.c b/src/stats.c
index 36aee99..38cac0c 100644
--- a/src/stats.c
+++ b/src/stats.c
@@ -1535,8 +1535,8 @@
 		char str[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
 		int port;
 
-		port = get_host_port(&l->addr);
-		switch (addr_to_str(&l->addr, str, sizeof(str))) {
+		port = get_host_port(&l->rx.addr);
+		switch (addr_to_str(&l->rx.addr, str, sizeof(str))) {
 		case AF_INET:
 			stats[ST_F_ADDR] = mkf_str(FO_CONFIG|FS_SERVICE, chunk_newstr(out));
 			chunk_appendf(out, "%s:%d", str, port);