diff --git a/include/types/server.h b/include/types/server.h
index 1885eab..7a405fd 100644
--- a/include/types/server.h
+++ b/include/types/server.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <eb32tree.h>
 
 #include <types/buffers.h>
+#include <types/connection.h>
 #include <types/counters.h>
 #include <types/freq_ctr.h>
 #include <types/port_range.h>
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@
 	int puid;				/* proxy-unique server ID, used for SNMP, and "first" LB algo */
 
 	char *check_data;			/* storage of partial check results */
+	struct connection *check_conn;		/* connection state for health checks */
 	int check_data_len;			/* length of partial check results stored in check_data */
 
 	struct {
diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index e8e640a..c623927 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -4646,6 +4646,13 @@
 				goto out;
 			}
 
+			/* Allocate buffer for partial check results... */
+			if ((newsrv->check_conn = calloc(1, sizeof(struct connection))) == NULL) {
+				Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : out of memory while allocating check connection.\n", file, linenum);
+				err_code |= ERR_ALERT | ERR_ABORT;
+				goto out;
+			}
+
 			newsrv->check_status = HCHK_STATUS_INI;
 			newsrv->state |= SRV_CHECKED;
 		}