diff --git a/src/proto_quic.c b/src/proto_quic.c
index dac7c23..1cac5ab 100644
--- a/src/proto_quic.c
+++ b/src/proto_quic.c
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@
 	conn->flags |= CO_FL_ADDR_TO_SET;
 
 	conn_ctrl_init(conn);       /* registers the FD */
-	fdtab[fd].linger_risk = 1;  /* close hard if needed */
+	HA_ATOMIC_OR(&fdtab[fd].state, FD_LINGER_RISK);  /* close hard if needed */
 
 	if (conn->flags & CO_FL_WAIT_L4_CONN) {
 		fd_want_send(fd);