diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index 1c42d06..aedced5 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -11323,7 +11323,7 @@
   the client cipher list.
 
 process <process-set>[/<thread-set>]
-  This restricts the list of processes and/or threads on which this listener is
+  This restricts the list of processes or threads on which this listener is
   allowed to run. It does not enforce any process but eliminates those which do
   not match. If the frontend uses a "bind-process" setting, the intersection
   between the two is applied. If in the end the listener is not allowed to run
@@ -11331,9 +11331,11 @@
   run on the first process of the listener if a single process was specified,
   or on all of its processes if multiple processes were specified. If a thread
   set is specified, it limits the threads allowed to process incoming
-  connections for this listener, for the corresponding process set. For the
-  unlikely case where several ranges are needed, this directive may be
-  repeated. <process-set> and <thread-set> must use the format
+  connections for this listener, for the the process set. If multiple processes
+  and threads are configured, a warning is emitted, as it either results from a
+  configuration error or a misunderstanding of these models. For the unlikely
+  case where several ranges are needed, this directive may be repeated.
+  <process-set> and <thread-set> must use the format
 
       all | odd | even | number[-[number]]
 
diff --git a/include/types/listener.h b/include/types/listener.h
index 9c0ebde..1203d17 100644
--- a/include/types/listener.h
+++ b/include/types/listener.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 	int is_ssl;                /* SSL is required for these listeners */
 	int generate_certs;        /* 1 if generate-certificates option is set, else 0 */
 	unsigned long bind_proc;   /* bitmask of processes allowed to use these listeners */
-	unsigned long bind_thread[MAX_PROCS]; /* bitmask of threads (per processes) allowed to use these listeners */
+	unsigned long bind_thread; /* bitmask of threads allowed to use these listeners */
 	struct {                   /* UNIX socket permissions */
 		uid_t uid;         /* -1 to leave unchanged */
 		gid_t gid;         /* -1 to leave unchanged */
diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index 85d8dd5..16d9251 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -2304,8 +2304,7 @@
 #endif
 
 			/* detect and address thread affinity inconsistencies */
-			nbproc = my_ffsl(proc_mask(bind_conf->bind_proc)) - 1;
-			mask = thread_mask(bind_conf->bind_thread[nbproc]);
+			mask = thread_mask(bind_conf->bind_thread);
 			if (!(mask & all_threads_mask)) {
 				unsigned long new_mask = 0;
 
@@ -2314,33 +2313,28 @@
 					mask >>= global.nbthread;
 				}
 
-				for (nbproc = 0; nbproc < MAX_PROCS; nbproc++) {
-					if (!bind_conf->bind_proc || (bind_conf->bind_proc & (1UL << nbproc)))
-						bind_conf->bind_thread[nbproc] = new_mask;
-				}
+				bind_conf->bind_thread = new_mask;
 				ha_warning("Proxy '%s': the thread range specified on the 'process' directive of 'bind %s' at [%s:%d] only refers to thread numbers out of the range defined by the global 'nbthread' directive. The thread numbers were remapped to existing threads instead (mask 0x%lx).\n",
 					   curproxy->id, bind_conf->arg, bind_conf->file, bind_conf->line, new_mask);
 			}
 
 			/* detect process and nbproc affinity inconsistencies */
-			if (!bind_conf->bind_proc)
-				continue;
-
-			mask = proc_mask(curproxy->bind_proc) & all_proc_mask;
-			/* mask cannot be null here thanks to the previous checks */
-
-			nbproc = my_popcountl(bind_conf->bind_proc);
-			bind_conf->bind_proc &= mask;
+			mask = proc_mask(bind_conf->bind_proc) & proc_mask(curproxy->bind_proc);
+			if (!(mask & all_proc_mask)) {
+				mask = proc_mask(curproxy->bind_proc) & all_proc_mask;
+				nbproc = my_popcountl(bind_conf->bind_proc);
+				bind_conf->bind_proc = proc_mask(bind_conf->bind_proc) & mask;
 
-			if (!bind_conf->bind_proc && nbproc == 1) {
-				ha_warning("Proxy '%s': the process number specified on the 'process' directive of 'bind %s' at [%s:%d] refers to a process not covered by the proxy. This has been fixed by forcing it to run on the proxy's first process only.\n",
-					   curproxy->id, bind_conf->arg, bind_conf->file, bind_conf->line);
-				bind_conf->bind_proc = mask & ~(mask - 1);
-			}
-			else if (!bind_conf->bind_proc && nbproc > 1) {
-				ha_warning("Proxy '%s': the process range specified on the 'process' directive of 'bind %s' at [%s:%d] only refers to processes not covered by the proxy. The directive was ignored so that all of the proxy's processes are used.\n",
-					   curproxy->id, bind_conf->arg, bind_conf->file, bind_conf->line);
-				bind_conf->bind_proc = 0;
+				if (!bind_conf->bind_proc && nbproc == 1) {
+					ha_warning("Proxy '%s': the process number specified on the 'process' directive of 'bind %s' at [%s:%d] refers to a process not covered by the proxy. This has been fixed by forcing it to run on the proxy's first process only.\n",
+						   curproxy->id, bind_conf->arg, bind_conf->file, bind_conf->line);
+					bind_conf->bind_proc = mask & ~(mask - 1);
+				}
+				else if (!bind_conf->bind_proc && nbproc > 1) {
+					ha_warning("Proxy '%s': the process range specified on the 'process' directive of 'bind %s' at [%s:%d] only refers to processes not covered by the proxy. The directive was ignored so that all of the proxy's processes are used.\n",
+						   curproxy->id, bind_conf->arg, bind_conf->file, bind_conf->line);
+					bind_conf->bind_proc = 0;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/listener.c b/src/listener.c
index f8745e3..117b9c4 100644
--- a/src/listener.c
+++ b/src/listener.c
@@ -954,7 +954,6 @@
 {
 	char *slash;
 	unsigned long proc = 0, thread = 0;
-	int i;
 
 	if ((slash = strchr(args[cur_arg + 1], '/')) != NULL)
 		*slash = 0;
@@ -973,11 +972,7 @@
 	}
 
 	conf->bind_proc |= proc;
-	if (thread) {
-		for (i = 0; i < MAX_PROCS; i++)
-			if (!proc || (proc & (1UL << i)))
-				conf->bind_thread[i] |= thread;
-	}
+	conf->bind_thread |= thread;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/proto_sockpair.c b/src/proto_sockpair.c
index 9105dd2..713da37 100644
--- a/src/proto_sockpair.c
+++ b/src/proto_sockpair.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 	listener->state = LI_LISTEN;
 
 	fd_insert(fd, listener, listener->proto->accept,
-	          thread_mask(listener->bind_conf->bind_thread[relative_pid-1]));
+	          thread_mask(listener->bind_conf->bind_thread));
 
 	return err;
 
diff --git a/src/proto_tcp.c b/src/proto_tcp.c
index e4b8f63..28b7750 100644
--- a/src/proto_tcp.c
+++ b/src/proto_tcp.c
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@
 	listener->state = LI_LISTEN;
 
 	fd_insert(fd, listener, listener->proto->accept,
-	          thread_mask(listener->bind_conf->bind_thread[relative_pid-1]));
+	          thread_mask(listener->bind_conf->bind_thread));
 
  tcp_return:
 	if (msg && errlen) {
diff --git a/src/proto_uxst.c b/src/proto_uxst.c
index 7fc145b..d454d4c 100644
--- a/src/proto_uxst.c
+++ b/src/proto_uxst.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
 	listener->state = LI_LISTEN;
 
 	fd_insert(fd, listener, listener->proto->accept,
-	          thread_mask(listener->bind_conf->bind_thread[relative_pid-1]));
+	          thread_mask(listener->bind_conf->bind_thread));
 
 	return err;