diff --git a/src/detect.c b/src/detect.c
index 7e8efbcaaf..33033bd3bd 100644
--- a/src/detect.c
+++ b/src/detect.c
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ int SigMatchSignatures(ThreadVars *th_v, DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectEngineTh
             /* Retrieve the app layer state and protocol and the tcp reassembled
              * stream chunks. */
             if ((p->proto == IPPROTO_TCP && (p->flags & PKT_STREAM_EST)) ||
-                (p->proto == IPPROTO_UDP && (p->flowflags & FLOW_PKT_ESTABLISHED)) ||
+                (p->proto == IPPROTO_UDP) ||
                 (p->proto == IPPROTO_SCTP && (p->flowflags & FLOW_PKT_ESTABLISHED)))
             {
                 alstate = AppLayerGetProtoStateFromPacket(p);