diff --git a/src/http_ana.c b/src/http_ana.c
index e100589..c6e0bc7 100644
--- a/src/http_ana.c
+++ b/src/http_ana.c
@@ -4597,10 +4597,10 @@
 {
 	const int msgnum = http_get_status_idx(s->txn->status);
 
-	if (s->be->errmsg[msgnum].area)
-		return &s->be->errmsg[msgnum];
-	else if (strm_fe(s)->errmsg[msgnum].area)
-		return &strm_fe(s)->errmsg[msgnum];
+	if (s->be->errmsg[msgnum])
+		return s->be->errmsg[msgnum];
+	else if (strm_fe(s)->errmsg[msgnum])
+		return strm_fe(s)->errmsg[msgnum];
 	else
 		return &http_err_chunks[msgnum];
 }