diff --git a/plugins/mod_bosh.lua b/plugins/mod_bosh.lua
index fc2c92ae0..2d1b1922a 100644
--- a/plugins/mod_bosh.lua
+++ b/plugins/mod_bosh.lua
@@ -558,7 +558,9 @@ function module.add_host(module)
 		};
 	});
 
-	module:depends("http_altconnect", true);
+	if module.host ~= "*" then
+		module:depends("http_altconnect", true);
+	end
 end
 
 if require"prosody.core.modulemanager".get_modules_for_host("*"):contains(module.name) then
diff --git a/plugins/mod_websocket.lua b/plugins/mod_websocket.lua
index dfc1a2159..206ad6786 100644
--- a/plugins/mod_websocket.lua
+++ b/plugins/mod_websocket.lua
@@ -367,7 +367,9 @@ function module.add_host(module)
 		};
 	});
 
-	module:depends("http_altconnect", true);
+	if module.host ~= "*" then
+		module:depends("http_altconnect", true);
+	end
 
 	module:hook("c2s-read-timeout", keepalive, -0.9);
 end