diff --git a/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.h b/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.h
index 24ff9f261d..02911bd820 100644
--- a/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.h
+++ b/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.h
@@ -133,8 +133,14 @@ void StreamTcpReassemblySetMinInspectDepth(TcpSession *ssn, int direction, uint3
 static inline bool STREAM_LASTACK_GT_BASESEQ(const TcpStream *stream)
 {
     /* last ack not yet initialized */
-    if (STREAM_BASE_OFFSET(stream) == 0 && (stream->tcp_flags & TH_ACK) == 0)
+    if (STREAM_BASE_OFFSET(stream) == 0 && (stream->tcp_flags & TH_ACK) == 0) {
+#ifdef UNITTESTS
+        if (RunmodeIsUnittests() && stream->last_ack == 0)
+            return false;
+#else
         return false;
+#endif
+    }
     if (SEQ_GT(stream->last_ack, stream->base_seq))
         return true;
     return false;