diff --git a/rust/src/mqtt/parser.rs b/rust/src/mqtt/parser.rs
index 8e6900ef4e..d252290733 100644
--- a/rust/src/mqtt/parser.rs
+++ b/rust/src/mqtt/parser.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use crate::mqtt::mqtt_message::*;
 use crate::mqtt::mqtt_property::*;
 use nom7::bits::streaming::take as take_bits;
 use nom7::bytes::streaming::take_while_m_n;
+use nom7::bytes::complete::take;
 use nom7::combinator::{complete, cond, verify};
 use nom7::multi::{length_data, many0, many1};
 use nom7::number::streaming::*;
@@ -105,26 +106,24 @@ fn parse_properties(input: &[u8], precond: bool) -> IResult<&[u8], Option<Vec<MQ
     }
     // parse properties length
     match parse_mqtt_variable_integer(input) {
-        Ok((rem, mut proplen)) => {
+        Ok((rem, proplen)) => {
             if proplen == 0 {
                 // no properties
                 return Ok((rem, None));
             }
             // parse properties
             let mut props = Vec::<MQTTProperty>::new();
-            let mut newrem = rem;
-            while proplen > 0 {
+            let (rem, mut newrem) = take(proplen as usize)(rem)?;
+            while newrem.len() > 0 {
                 match parse_property(newrem) {
-                    Ok((rem, val)) => {
+                    Ok((rem2, val)) => {
                         props.push(val);
-                        let curparselen = (newrem.len() - rem.len()) as u32;
-                        proplen -= curparselen;
-                        newrem = rem;
+                        newrem = rem2;
                     }
                     Err(e) => return Err(e),
                 }
             }
-            return Ok((newrem, Some(props)));
+            return Ok((rem, Some(props)));
         }
         Err(e) => return Err(e),
     }