diff --git a/src/suricata.c b/src/suricata.c
index 839c08adae..c35fb20fa3 100644
--- a/src/suricata.c
+++ b/src/suricata.c
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
 volatile sig_atomic_t sigint_count = 0;
 volatile sig_atomic_t sighup_count = 0;
 volatile sig_atomic_t sigterm_count = 0;
+volatile sig_atomic_t sigusr2_count = 0;
 
 /*
  * Flag to indicate if the engine is at the initialization
@@ -316,6 +317,7 @@ void SignalHandlerSigusr2Idle(int sig)
 
 void SignalHandlerSigusr2(int sig)
 {
+#if 0
     if (run_mode == RUNMODE_UNKNOWN || run_mode == RUNMODE_UNITTEST) {
         SCLogInfo("Ruleset load signal USR2 triggered for wrong runmode");
         return;
@@ -331,6 +333,8 @@ void SignalHandlerSigusr2(int sig)
     DetectEngineSpawnLiveRuleSwapMgmtThread();
 
     return;
+#endif
+    sigusr2_count = 1;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2442,6 +2446,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             OutputNotifyFileRotation();
             sighup_count--;
         }
+        if (sigusr2_count > 0) {
+            DetectEngineReload();
+            sigusr2_count--;
+        }
 
         usleep(10* 1000);
     }