diff --git a/rust/src/ssh/ssh.rs b/rust/src/ssh/ssh.rs
index 6280e0b6ac..55f8426b4e 100644
--- a/rust/src/ssh/ssh.rs
+++ b/rust/src/ssh/ssh.rs
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ impl SSHState {
                     return r;
                 }
                 Err(Err::Incomplete(_)) => {
-                    return AppLayerResult::incomplete(0_u32, (input.len() + 1) as u32);
+                    // we do not need to retain these bytes
+                    // we parsed them, we skip them
+                    return AppLayerResult::ok();
                 }
                 Err(_e) => {
                     SCLogDebug!("SSH invalid banner {}", _e);