diff --git a/include/types/stream_interface.h b/include/types/stream_interface.h
index bb4a9e3..f97aa62 100644
--- a/include/types/stream_interface.h
+++ b/include/types/stream_interface.h
@@ -67,14 +67,17 @@
 	SI_FL_ERR        = 0x0002,  /* a non-recoverable error has occurred */
 	SI_FL_WAIT_ROOM  = 0x0004,  /* waiting for space to store incoming data */
 	SI_FL_WAIT_DATA  = 0x0008,  /* waiting for more data to send */
+	SI_FL_CAP_SPLTCP = 0x0010,  /* splicing possible from/to TCP */
 };
 
+#define SI_FL_CAP_SPLICE (SI_FL_CAP_SPLTCP)
+
 struct stream_interface {
 	unsigned int state;     /* SI_ST* */
 	unsigned int prev_state;/* SI_ST*, copy of previous state */
 	void *owner;            /* generally a (struct task*) */
 	int fd;                 /* file descriptor for a stream driver when known */
-	unsigned int flags;     /* SI_FL_*, must be cleared before I/O */
+	unsigned int flags;
 	unsigned int exp;       /* wake up time for connect, queue, turn-around, ... */
 	void (*shutr)(struct stream_interface *);  /* shutr function */
 	void (*shutw)(struct stream_interface *);  /* shutw function */
diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index 5cea808..bf9f789 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -1985,6 +1985,7 @@
 	EV_FD_SET(fd, DIR_WR);  /* for connect status */
 
 	s->req->cons->state = SI_ST_CON;
+	s->req->cons->flags |= SI_FL_CAP_SPLTCP; /* TCP supports splicing */
 	if (s->srv) {
 		s->flags |= SN_CURR_SESS;
 		s->srv->cur_sess++;
diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index 45c576d..3e2099e 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
 		s->si[0].chk_rcv = stream_sock_chk_rcv;
 		s->si[0].chk_snd = stream_sock_chk_snd;
 		s->si[0].fd = cfd;
-		s->si[0].flags = SI_FL_NONE;
+		s->si[0].flags = SI_FL_NONE | SI_FL_CAP_SPLTCP; /* TCP splicing capable */
 		s->si[0].exp = TICK_ETERNITY;
 
 		s->si[1].state = s->si[1].prev_state = SI_ST_INI;
diff --git a/src/session.c b/src/session.c
index 9ea45e1..d3f3710 100644
--- a/src/session.c
+++ b/src/session.c
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
 	if (unlikely(si->flags & (SI_FL_EXP|SI_FL_ERR))) {
 		si->exp   = TICK_ETERNITY;
 		si->state = SI_ST_CER;
+		si->flags &= ~SI_FL_CAP_SPLICE;
 		fd_delete(si->fd);
 
 		if (si->err_type)
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@
 		si->shutw(si);
 		si->err_type |= SI_ET_CONN_ABRT;
 		si->err_loc  = s->srv;
+		si->flags &= ~SI_FL_CAP_SPLICE;
 		if (s->srv_error)
 			s->srv_error(s, si);
 		return 1;
@@ -859,6 +861,7 @@
 	if (!(s->req->flags & (BF_KERN_SPLICING|BF_SHUTR)) &&
 	    s->req->to_forward &&
 	    (global.tune.options & GTUNE_USE_SPLICE) &&
+	    (s->si[0].flags & s->si[1].flags & SI_FL_CAP_SPLICE) &&
 	    (pipes_used < global.maxpipes) &&
 	    (((s->fe->options2|s->be->options2) & PR_O2_SPLIC_REQ) ||
 	     (((s->fe->options2|s->be->options2) & PR_O2_SPLIC_AUT) &&
@@ -966,6 +969,7 @@
 	if (!(s->rep->flags & (BF_KERN_SPLICING|BF_SHUTR)) &&
 	    s->rep->to_forward &&
 	    (global.tune.options & GTUNE_USE_SPLICE) &&
+	    (s->si[0].flags & s->si[1].flags & SI_FL_CAP_SPLICE) &&
 	    (pipes_used < global.maxpipes) &&
 	    (((s->fe->options2|s->be->options2) & PR_O2_SPLIC_RTR) ||
 	     (((s->fe->options2|s->be->options2) & PR_O2_SPLIC_AUT) &&
diff --git a/src/stream_sock.c b/src/stream_sock.c
index 52305c5..438ff0a 100644
--- a/src/stream_sock.c
+++ b/src/stream_sock.c
@@ -186,6 +186,16 @@
 				retval = -1;
 				break;
 			}
+
+			if (errno == ENOSYS) {
+				/* splice not supported on this end, disable it */
+				b->flags &= ~BF_KERN_SPLICING;
+				si->flags &= ~SI_FL_CAP_SPLICE;
+				put_pipe(b->pipe);
+				b->pipe = NULL;
+				return -1;
+			}
+
 			/* here we have another error */
 			si->flags |= SI_FL_ERR;
 			retval = 1;