diff --git a/include/proto/proto_tcp.h b/include/proto/proto_tcp.h
index 1b46d37..c81be9b 100644
--- a/include/proto/proto_tcp.h
+++ b/include/proto/proto_tcp.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 int tcpv4_bind_socket(int fd, int flags, struct sockaddr_in *local, struct sockaddr_in *remote);
 void tcpv4_add_listener(struct listener *listener);
 void tcpv6_add_listener(struct listener *listener);
-int tcp_bind_listener(struct listener *listener, char *errmsg, int errlen);
 int tcpv4_connect_server(struct stream_interface *si,
 			 struct proxy *be, struct server *srv,
 			 struct sockaddr *srv_addr, struct sockaddr *from_addr);
diff --git a/include/proto/protocols.h b/include/proto/protocols.h
index cd54ec8..d0364c0 100644
--- a/include/proto/protocols.h
+++ b/include/proto/protocols.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 /* binds all listeneres of all registered protocols. Returns a composition
  * of ERR_NONE, ERR_RETRYABLE, ERR_FATAL.
  */
-int protocol_bind_all(void);
+int protocol_bind_all(char *errmsg, int errlen);
 
 /* unbinds all listeners of all registered protocols. They are also closed.
  * This must be performed before calling exit() in order to get a chance to
diff --git a/include/types/protocols.h b/include/types/protocols.h
index 64e1c55..3dcb2e7 100644
--- a/include/types/protocols.h
+++ b/include/types/protocols.h
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@
 	int (*accept)(int fd);				/* generic accept function */
 	int (*read)(int fd);				/* generic read function */
 	int (*write)(int fd);				/* generic write function */
-	int (*bind_all)(struct protocol *proto);	/* bind all unbound listeners */
+	int (*bind)(struct listener *l, char *errmsg, int errlen); /* bind a listener */
+	int (*bind_all)(struct protocol *proto, char *errmsg, int errlen); /* bind all unbound listeners */
 	int (*unbind_all)(struct protocol *proto);	/* unbind all bound listeners */
 	int (*enable_all)(struct protocol *proto);	/* enable all bound listeners */
 	int (*disable_all)(struct protocol *proto);	/* disable all bound listeners */