diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4cbbe7249f..64f94251d2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
     fi
     echo -n "installation for $host OS... "
 
-    RUST_SURICATA_LIBNAME="libsuricata.a"
+    RUST_SURICATA_LIBNAME="libsuricata_rust.a"
 
     e_magic_file=""
     e_magic_file_comment="#"
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml.in b/rust/Cargo.toml.in
index a0fb8c7abc..214499b1db 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml.in
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 [lib]
 crate-type = ["staticlib", "rlib"]
 path = "@e_rustdir@/src/lib.rs"
+name = "suricata_rust"
 
 [profile.release]
 debug = true
diff --git a/rust/Makefile.am b/rust/Makefile.am
index f10690a712..10dbb30519 100644
--- a/rust/Makefile.am
+++ b/rust/Makefile.am
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ else
 		$(CARGO) build $(RELEASE) $(NIGHTLY_ARGS) \
 			--features "$(RUST_FEATURES)" $(RUST_TARGET)
 endif
-	if test -e $(RUST_SURICATA_LIBDIR)/suricata.lib; then \
-		cp $(RUST_SURICATA_LIBDIR)/suricata.lib \
-			$(RUST_SURICATA_LIBDIR)/libsuricata.a; \
+	if test -e $(RUST_SURICATA_LIBDIR)/suricata_rust.lib; then \
+		cp $(RUST_SURICATA_LIBDIR)/suricata_rust.lib \
+			$(RUST_SURICATA_LIBDIR)/${RUST_SURICATA_LIBNAME}; \
 	fi
 	$(MAKE) gen/rust-bindings.h