diff --git a/src/detect-engine-state.c b/src/detect-engine-state.c
index 5501820d92..22782a0d69 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-state.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-state.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ int DeStateDetectContinueDetection(ThreadVars *tv, DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Dete
             SCLogDebug("id of signature to inspect: %"PRIuMAX,
                     (uintmax_t)s->id);
 
-            PROFILING_START;
+            RULE_PROFILING_START;
 
             /* if we already fully matched previously, detect that here */
             if (item->flags & DE_STATE_FLAG_FULL_MATCH) {
diff --git a/src/detect.c b/src/detect.c
index 61a92cf590..4c1d1ea893 100644
--- a/src/detect.c
+++ b/src/detect.c
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ int SigMatchSignatures(ThreadVars *th_v, DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectEngineTh
     /* inspect the sigs against the packet */
     for (idx = 0; idx < det_ctx->match_array_cnt; idx++) {
         StreamMsg *alert_msg = NULL;
-        PROFILING_START;
+        RULE_PROFILING_START;
 
         s = det_ctx->match_array[idx];
         SCLogDebug("inspecting signature id %"PRIu32"", s->id);
diff --git a/src/util-profiling.c b/src/util-profiling.c
index f710530414..f3fee4eafb 100644
--- a/src/util-profiling.c
+++ b/src/util-profiling.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const char *profiling_file_mode;
 /**
  * Used as a check so we don't double enter a profiling run.
  */
-__thread int profiling_entered = 0;
+__thread int profiling_rules_entered = 0;
 
 /**
  * \brief Initialize profiling.
diff --git a/src/util-profiling.h b/src/util-profiling.h
index 3c761e37d5..905288dffd 100644
--- a/src/util-profiling.h
+++ b/src/util-profiling.h
@@ -29,26 +29,26 @@
 #include "util-cpu.h"
 
 extern int profiling_rules_enabled;
-extern __thread int profiling_entered;
+extern __thread int profiling_rules_entered;
 
-#define PROFILING_START \
-    uint64_t profile_start_ = 0; \
-    uint64_t profile_end_ = 0; \
+#define RULE_PROFILING_START \
+    uint64_t profile_rule_start_ = 0; \
+    uint64_t profile_rule_end_ = 0; \
     if (profiling_rules_enabled) { \
-        if (profiling_entered > 0) { \
+        if (profiling_rules_entered > 0) { \
             SCLogError(SC_ERR_FATAL, "Re-entered profiling, exiting."); \
             exit(1); \
         } \
-        profiling_entered++; \
-        profile_start_ = UtilCpuGetTicks(); \
+        profiling_rules_entered++; \
+        profile_rule_start_ = UtilCpuGetTicks(); \
     }
 
 #define RULE_PROFILING_END(r, m) \
     if (profiling_rules_enabled) { \
-        profile_end_ = UtilCpuGetTicks(); \
+        profile_rule_end_ = UtilCpuGetTicks(); \
         SCProfilingUpdateRuleCounter(r->profiling_id, \
-            profile_end_ - profile_start_, m); \
-        profiling_entered--; \
+            profile_rule_end_ - profile_rule_start_, m); \
+        profiling_rules_entered--; \
     }
 
 void SCProfilingInit(void);
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void SCProfilingUpdateRuleCounter(uint16_t, uint64_t, int);
 
 #else
 
-#define PROFILING_START
+#define RULE_PROFILING_START
 #define RULE_PROFILING_END(r, m)
 
 #endif /* PROFILING */