diff --git a/src/detect-engine-analyzer.c b/src/detect-engine-analyzer.c
index c6c3b27596..f92d595f5c 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-analyzer.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-analyzer.c
@@ -622,13 +622,15 @@ static void EngineAnalysisRulesPrintFP(const DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, const Sign
 void EngineAnalysisRulesFailure(
         const DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, const char *line, const char *file, int lineno)
 {
-    if (de_ctx->ea->fp_engine_analysis_fp) {
-        fprintf(de_ctx->ea->fp_engine_analysis_fp, "== Sid: UNKNOWN ==\n");
-        fprintf(de_ctx->ea->fp_engine_analysis_fp, "%s\n", line);
-        fprintf(de_ctx->ea->fp_engine_analysis_fp, "    FAILURE: invalid rule.\n");
-        fprintf(de_ctx->ea->fp_engine_analysis_fp, "    File: %s.\n", file);
-        fprintf(de_ctx->ea->fp_engine_analysis_fp, "    Line: %d.\n", lineno);
-        fprintf(de_ctx->ea->fp_engine_analysis_fp, "\n");
+    FILE *tmp_fp = de_ctx->ea->fp_engine_analysis_fp ? de_ctx->ea->fp_engine_analysis_fp
+                                                     : de_ctx->ea->rule_engine_analysis_fp;
+    if (tmp_fp) {
+        fprintf(tmp_fp, "== Sid: UNKNOWN ==\n");
+        fprintf(tmp_fp, "%s\n", line);
+        fprintf(tmp_fp, "    FAILURE: invalid rule.\n");
+        fprintf(tmp_fp, "    File: %s.\n", file);
+        fprintf(tmp_fp, "    Line: %d.\n", lineno);
+        fprintf(tmp_fp, "\n");
     }
 }