diff --git a/changelog.d/15096.bugfix b/changelog.d/15096.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..09b4d861f8a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/15096.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.76 where workers would fail to start if the `health` listener was configured.
diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py
index ecdaa2d9dd24..d4ef9930b007 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ def generate_ip_set(
     "client",
     "consent",
     "federation",
+    "health",
     "keys",
     "media",
     "metrics",