diff --git a/src/service.c b/src/service.c
index d33f67e5..0dcfe305 100644
--- a/src/service.c
+++ b/src/service.c
@@ -869,17 +869,18 @@ void service_unregister(svc_t *svc)
 	 */
 	if (!svc_is_inetd_conn(svc))
 		service_stop(svc);
-
-	if (!svc_is_inetd(svc)) {
+	else {
+		/* inetd connection, if UDP unblock parent */
 		if (svc_is_busy(svc->inetd.svc)) {
 			svc_unblock(svc->inetd.svc);
 			service_step(svc->inetd.svc);
 		}
-	} else {
+	}
+
 #ifdef INETD_ENABLED
+	if (svc_is_inetd(svc))
 		inetd_del(&svc->inetd);
 #endif
-	}
 
 	svc_del(svc);
 }