diff --git a/inetd.c b/inetd.c
index a48272da..52671aca 100644
--- a/inetd.c
+++ b/inetd.c
@@ -351,6 +351,18 @@ inetd_filter_t *inetd_filter_match(inetd_t *inetd, char *ifname)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+int inetd_flush(inetd_t *inetd)
+{
+	inetd_filter_t *filter, *next;
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(filter, &inetd->filters, link, next) {
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&inetd->filters, filter, link);
+		free(filter);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Poor man's tcpwrappers filtering */
 int inetd_allow(inetd_t *inetd, char *ifname)
 {
diff --git a/inetd.h b/inetd.h
index 83073cfd..1fdf1edd 100644
--- a/inetd.h
+++ b/inetd.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ int  inetd_del         (inetd_t *inetd);
 int  inetd_match       (inetd_t *inetd, char *service, char *proto);
 int  inetd_filter_str  (inetd_t *inetd, char *str, size_t len);
 
+int  inetd_flush       (inetd_t *inetd);
 int  inetd_allow       (inetd_t *inetd, char *ifname);
 int  inetd_deny        (inetd_t *inetd, char *ifname);
 int  inetd_is_allowed  (inetd_t *inetd, char *ifname);
diff --git a/service.c b/service.c
index 4454cfc3..36482a77 100644
--- a/service.c
+++ b/service.c
@@ -671,6 +671,8 @@ int service_register(int type, char *line, time_t mtime, char *username)
 		}
 
 	inetd_setup:
+		inetd_flush(&svc->inetd);
+
 		if (!ifaces) {
 			_d("No specific iface listed for %s, allowing ANY.", service);
 			inetd_allow(&svc->inetd, NULL);