diff --git a/src/counters.c b/src/counters.c
index 184852f78b..adf5660a69 100644
--- a/src/counters.c
+++ b/src/counters.c
@@ -1265,17 +1265,18 @@ int SCPerfUpdateCounterArray(SCPerfPrivateContext *pca, SCPerfPublicContext *pct
     return 1;
 }
 
-/*
+/**
  * \brief Get the value of the local copy of the counter that hold this id.
  *
- * \param id  The counter id.
- * \param pca Pointer to the SCPerfPrivateContext.
+ * \param tv threadvars
+ * \param id The counter id.
  *
  * \retval  0 on success.
  * \retval -1 on error.
  */
-double SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(uint16_t id, SCPerfPrivateContext *pca)
+uint64_t SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(ThreadVars *tv, uint16_t id)
 {
+    SCPerfPrivateContext *pca = tv->perf_private_ctx;
 #ifdef DEBUG
     BUG_ON (pca == NULL);
     BUG_ON ((id < 1) || (id > pca->size));
diff --git a/src/counters.h b/src/counters.h
index 8c0f628684..de8780b4d7 100644
--- a/src/counters.h
+++ b/src/counters.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ SCPerfPrivateContext *SCPerfGetCounterArrayRange(uint16_t, uint16_t, SCPerfPubli
 SCPerfPrivateContext * SCPerfGetAllCountersArray(SCPerfPublicContext *);
 
 int SCPerfUpdateCounterArray(SCPerfPrivateContext *, SCPerfPublicContext *);
-double SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(uint16_t, SCPerfPrivateContext *);
+uint64_t SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(struct ThreadVars_ *, uint16_t);
 
 /* functions used to free the resources alloted by the Perf counter API */
 void SCPerfReleaseResources(void);
diff --git a/src/detect.c b/src/detect.c
index bca51a25c9..3d51866e07 100644
--- a/src/detect.c
+++ b/src/detect.c
@@ -11269,20 +11269,20 @@ static int SigTestDetectAlertCounter(void)
 
     p = UTHBuildPacket((uint8_t *)"boo", strlen("boo"), IPPROTO_TCP);
     Detect(&tv, p, det_ctx, NULL, NULL);
-    result = (SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(det_ctx->counter_alerts, tv.perf_private_ctx) == 1);
+    result = (SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(&tv, det_ctx->counter_alerts) == 1);
 
     Detect(&tv, p, det_ctx, NULL, NULL);
-    result &= (SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(det_ctx->counter_alerts, tv.perf_private_ctx) == 2);
+    result &= (SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(&tv, det_ctx->counter_alerts) == 2);
     UTHFreePackets(&p, 1);
 
     p = UTHBuildPacket((uint8_t *)"roo", strlen("roo"), IPPROTO_TCP);
     Detect(&tv, p, det_ctx, NULL, NULL);
-    result &= (SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(det_ctx->counter_alerts, tv.perf_private_ctx) == 2);
+    result &= (SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(&tv, det_ctx->counter_alerts) == 2);
     UTHFreePackets(&p, 1);
 
     p = UTHBuildPacket((uint8_t *)"laboosa", strlen("laboosa"), IPPROTO_TCP);
     Detect(&tv, p, det_ctx, NULL, NULL);
-    result &= (SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(det_ctx->counter_alerts, tv.perf_private_ctx) == 3);
+    result &= (SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(&tv, det_ctx->counter_alerts) == 3);
     UTHFreePackets(&p, 1);
 
 end:
diff --git a/src/source-af-packet.c b/src/source-af-packet.c
index 6482ee759f..d49898dfcf 100644
--- a/src/source-af-packet.c
+++ b/src/source-af-packet.c
@@ -1805,8 +1805,8 @@ void ReceiveAFPThreadExitStats(ThreadVars *tv, void *data)
     AFPDumpCounters(ptv);
     SCLogInfo("(%s) Kernel: Packets %" PRIu64 ", dropped %" PRIu64 "",
             tv->name,
-            (uint64_t) SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(ptv->capture_kernel_packets, tv->perf_private_ctx),
-            (uint64_t) SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(ptv->capture_kernel_drops, tv->perf_private_ctx));
+            SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(tv, ptv->capture_kernel_packets),
+            SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(tv, ptv->capture_kernel_drops));
 #endif
 
     SCLogInfo("(%s) Packets %" PRIu64 ", bytes %" PRIu64 "", tv->name, ptv->pkts, ptv->bytes);
diff --git a/src/source-erf-dag.c b/src/source-erf-dag.c
index 910729b936..fbe21fe855 100644
--- a/src/source-erf-dag.c
+++ b/src/source-erf-dag.c
@@ -560,16 +560,16 @@ ReceiveErfDagThreadExitStats(ThreadVars *tv, void *data)
     ErfDagThreadVars *ewtn = (ErfDagThreadVars *)data;
 
     (void)SC_ATOMIC_SET(ewtn->livedev->pkts,
-        (uint64_t)SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(ewtn->packets, tv->perf_private_ctx));
+        SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(tv, ewtn->packets));
     (void)SC_ATOMIC_SET(ewtn->livedev->drop,
-        (uint64_t)SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(ewtn->drops, tv->perf_private_ctx));
+        SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(tv, ewtn->drops));
 
     SCLogInfo("Stream: %d; Bytes: %"PRIu64"; Packets: %"PRIu64
         "; Drops: %"PRIu64,
         ewtn->dagstream,
         ewtn->bytes,
-        (uint64_t)SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(ewtn->packets, tv->perf_private_ctx),
-        (uint64_t)SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(ewtn->drops, tv->perf_private_ctx));
+        SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(tv, ewtn->packets),
+        SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(tv, ewtn->drops));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/source-netmap.c b/src/source-netmap.c
index 1b6b332988..db853e1919 100644
--- a/src/source-netmap.c
+++ b/src/source-netmap.c
@@ -851,8 +851,8 @@ static void ReceiveNetmapThreadExitStats(ThreadVars *tv, void *data)
     NetmapDumpCounters(ntv);
     SCLogInfo("(%s) Kernel: Packets %" PRIu64 ", dropped %" PRIu64 ", bytes %" PRIu64 "",
               tv->name,
-              (uint64_t) SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(ntv->capture_kernel_packets, tv->perf_private_ctx),
-              (uint64_t) SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(ntv->capture_kernel_drops, tv->perf_private_ctx),
+              SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(tv, ntv->capture_kernel_packets),
+              SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(tv, ntv->capture_kernel_drops),
               ntv->bytes);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/source-pfring.c b/src/source-pfring.c
index a6149e2af4..e0e9001960 100644
--- a/src/source-pfring.c
+++ b/src/source-pfring.c
@@ -198,10 +198,8 @@ static inline void PfringDumpCounters(PfringThreadVars *ptv)
          * So to get the number of packet on the interface we can add
          * the newly seen packets and drops for this thread and add it
          * to the interface counter */
-        uint64_t th_pkts = SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(ptv->capture_kernel_packets,
-                                                      ptv->tv->perf_private_ctx);
-        uint64_t th_drops = SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(ptv->capture_kernel_drops,
-                                                       ptv->tv->perf_private_ctx);
+        uint64_t th_pkts = SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(ptv->tv, ptv->capture_kernel_packets);
+        uint64_t th_drops = SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(ptv->tv, ptv->capture_kernel_drops);
         SC_ATOMIC_ADD(ptv->livedev->pkts, pfring_s.recv - th_pkts);
         SC_ATOMIC_ADD(ptv->livedev->drop, pfring_s.drop - th_drops);
         SCPerfCounterSetUI64(ptv->tv, ptv->capture_kernel_packets, pfring_s.recv);
@@ -554,8 +552,8 @@ void ReceivePfringThreadExitStats(ThreadVars *tv, void *data)
     PfringDumpCounters(ptv);
     SCLogInfo("(%s) Kernel: Packets %" PRIu64 ", dropped %" PRIu64 "",
             tv->name,
-            (uint64_t) SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(ptv->capture_kernel_packets, tv->perf_private_ctx),
-            (uint64_t) SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(ptv->capture_kernel_drops, tv->perf_private_ctx));
+            SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(tv, ptv->capture_kernel_packets),
+            SCPerfGetLocalCounterValue(tv, ptv->capture_kernel_drops));
     SCLogInfo("(%s) Packets %" PRIu64 ", bytes %" PRIu64 "", tv->name, ptv->pkts, ptv->bytes);
 }