diff --git a/rust/src/core.rs b/rust/src/core.rs
index d127bb4a9f..efb891efdc 100644
--- a/rust/src/core.rs
+++ b/rust/src/core.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 
 //! This module exposes items from the core "C" code to Rust.
 
-use std;
-use suricata_sys::sys::{AppProto, AppProtoEnum, SCLogLevel};
+use suricata_sys::sys::{AppProto, AppProtoEnum};
 #[cfg(not(test))]
 use suricata_sys::sys::SCAppLayerParserTriggerRawStreamInspection;
 
@@ -68,16 +67,6 @@ macro_rules!BIT_U64 {
 //
 // Function types for calls into C.
 //
-
-#[allow(non_snake_case)]
-pub type SCLogMessageFunc =
-    extern "C" fn(level: SCLogLevel,
-                  filename: *const std::os::raw::c_char,
-                  line: std::os::raw::c_uint,
-                  function: *const std::os::raw::c_char,
-                  subsystem: *const std::os::raw::c_char,
-                  message: *const std::os::raw::c_char) -> std::os::raw::c_int;
-
 pub enum StreamingBufferConfig {}
 
 // Opaque flow type (defined in C)
@@ -129,8 +118,6 @@ pub type SCFileContainerRecycle = extern "C" fn (
 #[allow(non_snake_case)]
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct SuricataContext {
-    pub SCLogMessage: SCLogMessageFunc,
-
     pub HttpRangeFreeBlock: SCHttpRangeFreeBlock,
     pub HTPFileCloseHandleRange: SCHTPFileCloseHandleRange,
 
diff --git a/rust/src/debug.rs b/rust/src/debug.rs
index d31508bde3..d51453387c 100644
--- a/rust/src/debug.rs
+++ b/rust/src/debug.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 
 use std::{ffi::CString, path::Path};
 
-use crate::core::SC;
-
 use suricata_sys::sys::{SCFatalErrorOnInitStatic, SCLogLevel};
+#[cfg(not(test))]
+use suricata_sys::sys::{SCError, SCLogMessage};
 
 pub static mut LEVEL: SCLogLevel = SCLogLevel::SC_LOG_NOTSET;
 
@@ -59,23 +59,28 @@ pub fn sclog(level: SCLogLevel, file: &str, line: u32, function: &str, message:
 /// SCLogMessage wrapper. If the Suricata C context is not registered
 /// a more basic log format will be used (for example, when running
 /// Rust unit tests).
+#[cfg(not(test))]
 pub fn sc_log_message(
     level: SCLogLevel, filename: &str, line: std::os::raw::c_uint, function: &str, module: &str,
     message: &str,
-) -> std::os::raw::c_int {
+) -> SCError {
     unsafe {
-        if let Some(c) = SC {
-            return (c.SCLogMessage)(
-                level,
-                to_safe_cstring(filename).as_ptr(),
-                line,
-                to_safe_cstring(function).as_ptr(),
-                to_safe_cstring(module).as_ptr(),
-                to_safe_cstring(message).as_ptr(),
-            );
-        }
+        return SCLogMessage(
+            level,
+            to_safe_cstring(filename).as_ptr(),
+            line,
+            to_safe_cstring(function).as_ptr(),
+            to_safe_cstring(module).as_ptr(),
+            to_safe_cstring(message).as_ptr(),
+        );
     }
+}
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub fn sc_log_message(
+    level: SCLogLevel, filename: &str, line: std::os::raw::c_uint, _function: &str, _module: &str,
+    message: &str,
+) -> i32 {
     // Fall back if the Suricata C context is not registered which is
     // the case when Rust unit tests are running.
     //
diff --git a/rust/sys/src/sys.rs b/rust/sys/src/sys.rs
index bd04c3a7d8..f9ee53bcb3 100644
--- a/rust/sys/src/sys.rs
+++ b/rust/sys/src/sys.rs
@@ -435,6 +435,17 @@ extern "C" {
         s: *mut Signature, alproto: AppProto,
     ) -> ::std::os::raw::c_int;
 }
+#[repr(u32)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum SCError {
+    SC_OK = 0,
+    SC_ENOMEM = 1,
+    SC_EINVAL = 2,
+    SC_ELIMIT = 3,
+    SC_EEXIST = 4,
+    SC_ENOENT = 5,
+    SC_ERR_MAX = 6,
+}
 #[repr(i32)]
 #[doc = " \\brief The various log levels\n NOTE: when adding new level, don't forget to update SCLogMapLogLevelToSyslogLevel()\n      or it may result in logging to syslog with LOG_EMERG priority."]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -450,6 +461,13 @@ pub enum SCLogLevel {
     SC_LOG_DEBUG = 7,
     SC_LOG_LEVEL_MAX = 8,
 }
+extern "C" {
+    pub fn SCLogMessage(
+        arg1: SCLogLevel, arg2: *const ::std::os::raw::c_char, arg3: ::std::os::raw::c_uint,
+        arg4: *const ::std::os::raw::c_char, arg5: *const ::std::os::raw::c_char,
+        message: *const ::std::os::raw::c_char,
+    ) -> SCError;
+}
 extern "C" {
     pub fn SCFatalErrorOnInitStatic(arg1: *const ::std::os::raw::c_char);
 }
diff --git a/src/rust-context.c b/src/rust-context.c
index 475fc65e9f..84e0e6bcce 100644
--- a/src/rust-context.c
+++ b/src/rust-context.c
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #include "util-var.h"
 
 const SuricataContext suricata_context = {
-    SCLogMessage,
-
     HttpRangeFreeBlock,
     HTPFileCloseHandleRange,
 
diff --git a/src/rust-context.h b/src/rust-context.h
index dd8a35ea27..2ac4394e49 100644
--- a/src/rust-context.h
+++ b/src/rust-context.h
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@
 #include "app-layer-ike.h" //IKEState, IKETransaction
 #include "app-layer-tftp.h" //TFTPState, TFTPTransaction
 
-#include "util-debug.h"
 #include "util-file.h"
-#include "util-var.h"
 
 // hack for include orders cf SCSha256
 typedef struct HttpRangeContainerBlock HttpRangeContainerBlock;
@@ -35,9 +33,6 @@ typedef struct HttpRangeContainerBlock HttpRangeContainerBlock;
 struct AppLayerParser;
 
 typedef struct SuricataContext_ {
-    SCError (*SCLogMessage)(const SCLogLevel, const char *, const unsigned int, const char *,
-            const char *, const char *message);
-
     void (*HttpRangeFreeBlock)(HttpRangeContainerBlock *);
     bool (*HTPFileCloseHandleRange)(const StreamingBufferConfig *sbcfg, FileContainer *,
             const uint16_t, HttpRangeContainerBlock *, const uint8_t *, uint32_t);
diff --git a/src/util-debug.h b/src/util-debug.h
index 2279b85327..791388a302 100644
--- a/src/util-debug.h
+++ b/src/util-debug.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #ifndef SURICATA_UTIL_DEBUG_H
 #define SURICATA_UTIL_DEBUG_H
 
+#include "util-error.h"
+
 /**
  * \brief The various log levels
  * NOTE: when adding new level, don't forget to update SCLogMapLogLevelToSyslogLevel()
@@ -42,11 +44,13 @@ typedef enum {
     SC_LOG_LEVEL_MAX,
 } SCLogLevel;
 
+SCError SCLogMessage(const SCLogLevel, const char *, const unsigned int, const char *, const char *,
+        const char *message);
+
 #ifndef SURICATA_BINDGEN_H
 #include "suricata-common.h"
 
 #include "threads.h"
-#include "util-error.h"
 #include "util-debug-filters.h"
 
 /**
@@ -542,9 +546,6 @@ void SCLogInitLogModule(SCLogInitData *);
 
 void SCLogDeInitLogModule(void);
 
-SCError SCLogMessage(const SCLogLevel, const char *, const unsigned int, const char *, const char *,
-        const char *message);
-
 SCLogOPBuffer *SCLogAllocLogOPBuffer(void);
 
 int SCLogDebugEnabled(void);
diff --git a/src/util-error.h b/src/util-error.h
index 440f0ae8ee..81b482bf6d 100644
--- a/src/util-error.h
+++ b/src/util-error.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #define SURICATA_UTIL_ERROR_H
 
 /* different error types */
-typedef enum {
+typedef enum SCError {
     SC_OK,
 
     SC_ENOMEM,
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ typedef enum {
     SC_ERR_MAX
 } SCError;
 
+#ifndef SURICATA_BINDGEN_H
 #include "threads.h"
 
 extern thread_local SCError sc_errno;
+#endif
 
 #endif /* SURICATA_UTIL_ERROR_H */