diff --git a/src/detect-content.c b/src/detect-content.c
index c6a91cad6f..62ee14c8e2 100644
--- a/src/detect-content.c
+++ b/src/detect-content.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ int TestWithinDistanceOffsetDepth(ThreadVars *t,
                             return -1;
                         } else {
                             return TestWithinDistanceOffsetDepth(t, det_ctx, nm,
-                                    nsm, DetectContentFindNextApplicableSM(nsm),
+                                    nsm, DetectContentFindNextApplicableSM(nsm->next),
                                     pktoff);
                         }
                     }