diff --git a/src/detect-engine-content-inspection.c b/src/detect-engine-content-inspection.c
index 525be21508..b3a680c0ea 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-content-inspection.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-content-inspection.c
@@ -519,6 +519,8 @@ int DetectEngineContentInspection(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectEngineThreadCtx
             goto match;
         }
 
+        det_ctx->discontinue_matching = 0;
+
         SCReturnInt(0);
 #ifdef HAVE_LUAJIT
     }