diff --git a/src/detect-engine.c b/src/detect-engine.c
index a185d24b6b..79c3478bfb 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine.c
@@ -1332,8 +1332,9 @@ void DetectEngineBufferRunSetupCallback(const DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, const int
     }
 }
 
-void DetectBufferTypeRegisterValidateCallback(const char *name,
-        bool (*ValidateCallback)(const Signature *, const char **sigerror))
+void DetectBufferTypeRegisterValidateCallback(
+        const char *name, bool (*ValidateCallback)(const Signature *, const char **sigerror,
+                                  const DetectBufferType *))
 {
     BUG_ON(g_buffer_type_reg_closed);
     DetectBufferTypeRegister(name);
@@ -1346,8 +1347,9 @@ bool DetectEngineBufferRunValidateCallback(
         const DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, const int id, const Signature *s, const char **sigerror)
 {
     const DetectBufferType *map = DetectEngineBufferTypeGetById(de_ctx, id);
-    if (map && map->ValidateCallback) {
-        return map->ValidateCallback(s, sigerror);
+    // only run validation if the buffer is not transformed
+    if (map && map->ValidateCallback && map->transforms.cnt == 0) {
+        return map->ValidateCallback(s, sigerror, map);
     }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/detect-engine.h b/src/detect-engine.h
index 4ed06fa9bb..89649f0cc3 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine.h
+++ b/src/detect-engine.h
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ void DetectBufferTypeSetDescriptionByName(const char *name, const char *desc);
 const char *DetectBufferTypeGetDescriptionByName(const char *name);
 void DetectBufferTypeRegisterSetupCallback(const char *name,
         void (*Callback)(const DetectEngineCtx *, Signature *));
-void DetectBufferTypeRegisterValidateCallback(const char *name,
-        bool (*ValidateCallback)(const Signature *, const char **sigerror));
+void DetectBufferTypeRegisterValidateCallback(
+        const char *name, bool (*ValidateCallback)(const Signature *, const char **sigerror,
+                                  const DetectBufferType *));
 
 /* detect engine related buffer funcs */
 
diff --git a/src/detect-http-host.c b/src/detect-http-host.c
index eef1358052..1bc0228148 100644
--- a/src/detect-http-host.c
+++ b/src/detect-http-host.c
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ static int DetectHttpHHSetup(DetectEngineCtx *, Signature *, const char *);
 #ifdef UNITTESTS
 static void DetectHttpHHRegisterTests(void);
 #endif
-static bool DetectHttpHostValidateCallback(const Signature *s, const char **sigerror);
+static bool DetectHttpHostValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt);
 static int DetectHttpHostSetup(DetectEngineCtx *, Signature *, const char *);
 static InspectionBuffer *GetData(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
         const DetectEngineTransforms *transforms,
@@ -180,10 +181,11 @@ static int DetectHttpHHSetup(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, const char *
             de_ctx, s, arg, DETECT_HTTP_HOST_CM, g_http_host_buffer_id, ALPROTO_HTTP1);
 }
 
-static bool DetectHttpHostValidateCallback(const Signature *s, const char **sigerror)
+static bool DetectHttpHostValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt)
 {
     for (uint32_t x = 0; x < s->init_data->buffer_index; x++) {
-        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)g_http_host_buffer_id)
+        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)dbt->id)
             continue;
         const SigMatch *sm = s->init_data->buffers[x].head;
         for (; sm != NULL; sm = sm->next) {
diff --git a/src/detect-http-method.c b/src/detect-http-method.c
index 902d48ed31..74eb7977c8 100644
--- a/src/detect-http-method.c
+++ b/src/detect-http-method.c
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ static int DetectHttpMethodSetupSticky(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, co
 void DetectHttpMethodRegisterTests(void);
 #endif
 void DetectHttpMethodFree(void *);
-static bool DetectHttpMethodValidateCallback(const Signature *s, const char **sigerror);
+static bool DetectHttpMethodValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt);
 static InspectionBuffer *GetData(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
         const DetectEngineTransforms *transforms, Flow *_f,
         const uint8_t _flow_flags, void *txv, const int list_id);
@@ -162,10 +163,11 @@ static int DetectHttpMethodSetupSticky(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, co
  *  \retval 1 valid
  *  \retval 0 invalid
  */
-static bool DetectHttpMethodValidateCallback(const Signature *s, const char **sigerror)
+static bool DetectHttpMethodValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt)
 {
     for (uint32_t x = 0; x < s->init_data->buffer_index; x++) {
-        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)g_http_method_buffer_id)
+        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)dbt->id)
             continue;
         const SigMatch *sm = s->init_data->buffers[x].head;
         for (; sm != NULL; sm = sm->next) {
diff --git a/src/detect-http-protocol.c b/src/detect-http-protocol.c
index 2836ff077c..1a04baa36f 100644
--- a/src/detect-http-protocol.c
+++ b/src/detect-http-protocol.c
@@ -127,11 +127,12 @@ static InspectionBuffer *GetData2(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
     return buffer;
 }
 
-static bool DetectHttpProtocolValidateCallback(const Signature *s, const char **sigerror)
+static bool DetectHttpProtocolValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_HTP_CONFIG_SET_ALLOW_SPACE_URI
     for (uint32_t x = 0; x < s->init_data->buffer_index; x++) {
-        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)g_buffer_id)
+        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)dbt->id)
             continue;
         const SigMatch *sm = s->init_data->buffers[x].head;
         for (; sm != NULL; sm = sm->next) {
diff --git a/src/detect-http-raw-header.c b/src/detect-http-raw-header.c
index 2eda09704e..8adc67be4a 100644
--- a/src/detect-http-raw-header.c
+++ b/src/detect-http-raw-header.c
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ static int DetectHttpRawHeaderSetupSticky(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s,
 #ifdef UNITTESTS
 static void DetectHttpRawHeaderRegisterTests(void);
 #endif
-static bool DetectHttpRawHeaderValidateCallback(const Signature *s, const char **sigerror);
+static bool DetectHttpRawHeaderValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt);
 static int g_http_raw_header_buffer_id = 0;
 static InspectionBuffer *GetData(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
         const DetectEngineTransforms *transforms, Flow *_f,
@@ -166,7 +167,8 @@ static int DetectHttpRawHeaderSetupSticky(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s,
     return 0;
 }
 
-static bool DetectHttpRawHeaderValidateCallback(const Signature *s, const char **sigerror)
+static bool DetectHttpRawHeaderValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt)
 {
     if ((s->flags & (SIG_FLAG_TOCLIENT|SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER)) == (SIG_FLAG_TOCLIENT|SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER)) {
         *sigerror = "http_raw_header signature "
diff --git a/src/detect-http-uri.c b/src/detect-http-uri.c
index 02a932b5f4..702d97bcab 100644
--- a/src/detect-http-uri.c
+++ b/src/detect-http-uri.c
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@
 #ifdef UNITTESTS
 static void DetectHttpUriRegisterTests(void);
 #endif
-static void DetectHttpUriSetupCallback(const DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
-                                       Signature *s);
-static bool DetectHttpUriValidateCallback(const Signature *s, const char **sigerror);
+static void DetectHttpUriSetupCallback(const DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s);
 static InspectionBuffer *GetData(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
         const DetectEngineTransforms *transforms,
         Flow *_f, const uint8_t _flow_flags,
@@ -71,9 +69,7 @@ static InspectionBuffer *GetData2(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
         const int list_id);
 static int DetectHttpUriSetupSticky(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, const char *str);
 static int DetectHttpRawUriSetup(DetectEngineCtx *, Signature *, const char *);
-static void DetectHttpRawUriSetupCallback(const DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
-                                          Signature *s);
-static bool DetectHttpRawUriValidateCallback(const Signature *s, const char **);
+static void DetectHttpRawUriSetupCallback(const DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s);
 static InspectionBuffer *GetRawData(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
         const DetectEngineTransforms *transforms,
         Flow *_f, const uint8_t _flow_flags,
@@ -126,8 +122,7 @@ void DetectHttpUriRegister (void)
     DetectBufferTypeRegisterSetupCallback("http_uri",
             DetectHttpUriSetupCallback);
 
-    DetectBufferTypeRegisterValidateCallback("http_uri",
-            DetectHttpUriValidateCallback);
+    DetectBufferTypeRegisterValidateCallback("http_uri", DetectUrilenValidateContent);
 
     g_http_uri_buffer_id = DetectBufferTypeGetByName("http_uri");
 
@@ -165,8 +160,7 @@ void DetectHttpUriRegister (void)
     DetectBufferTypeRegisterSetupCallback("http_raw_uri",
             DetectHttpRawUriSetupCallback);
 
-    DetectBufferTypeRegisterValidateCallback("http_raw_uri",
-            DetectHttpRawUriValidateCallback);
+    DetectBufferTypeRegisterValidateCallback("http_raw_uri", DetectUrilenValidateContent);
 
     g_http_raw_uri_buffer_id = DetectBufferTypeGetByName("http_raw_uri");
 }
@@ -188,11 +182,6 @@ int DetectHttpUriSetup(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, const char *str)
             de_ctx, s, str, DETECT_HTTP_URI_CM, g_http_uri_buffer_id, ALPROTO_HTTP1);
 }
 
-static bool DetectHttpUriValidateCallback(const Signature *s, const char **sigerror)
-{
-    return DetectUrilenValidateContent(s, g_http_uri_buffer_id, sigerror);
-}
-
 static void DetectHttpUriSetupCallback(const DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
                                        Signature *s)
 {
@@ -282,11 +271,6 @@ static int DetectHttpRawUriSetup(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, const ch
             de_ctx, s, arg, DETECT_HTTP_RAW_URI, g_http_raw_uri_buffer_id, ALPROTO_HTTP1);
 }
 
-static bool DetectHttpRawUriValidateCallback(const Signature *s, const char **sigerror)
-{
-    return DetectUrilenValidateContent(s, g_http_raw_uri_buffer_id, sigerror);
-}
-
 static void DetectHttpRawUriSetupCallback(const DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
                                           Signature *s)
 {
diff --git a/src/detect-quic-cyu-hash.c b/src/detect-quic-cyu-hash.c
index 39890d18c6..ce2412fbae 100644
--- a/src/detect-quic-cyu-hash.c
+++ b/src/detect-quic-cyu-hash.c
@@ -82,10 +82,11 @@ static InspectionBuffer *QuicHashGetData(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
     SCReturnPtr(buffer, "InspectionBuffer");
 }
 
-static bool DetectQuicHashValidateCallback(const Signature *s, const char **sigerror)
+static bool DetectQuicHashValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt)
 {
     for (uint32_t x = 0; x < s->init_data->buffer_index; x++) {
-        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)g_buffer_id)
+        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)dbt->id)
             continue;
         const SigMatch *sm = s->init_data->buffers[x].head;
         for (; sm != NULL; sm = sm->next) {
diff --git a/src/detect-sip-method.c b/src/detect-sip-method.c
index 27a3c373c2..2c0eeeee48 100644
--- a/src/detect-sip-method.c
+++ b/src/detect-sip-method.c
@@ -69,10 +69,11 @@ static int DetectSipMethodSetup(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, const cha
     return 0;
 }
 
-static bool DetectSipMethodValidateCallback(const Signature *s, const char **sigerror)
+static bool DetectSipMethodValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt)
 {
     for (uint32_t x = 0; x < s->init_data->buffer_index; x++) {
-        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)g_buffer_id)
+        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)dbt->id)
             continue;
         const SigMatch *sm = s->init_data->buffers[x].head;
         for (; sm != NULL; sm = sm->next) {
diff --git a/src/detect-sip-uri.c b/src/detect-sip-uri.c
index 111e60a5a4..cd78cd12c5 100644
--- a/src/detect-sip-uri.c
+++ b/src/detect-sip-uri.c
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@
 #define BUFFER_DESC  "sip request uri"
 static int g_buffer_id = 0;
 
-static bool DetectSipUriValidateCallback(const Signature *s, const char **sigerror)
-{
-    return DetectUrilenValidateContent(s, g_buffer_id, sigerror);
-}
-
 static void DetectSipUriSetupCallback(const DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
                                        Signature *s)
 {
@@ -121,8 +116,7 @@ void DetectSipUriRegister(void)
     DetectBufferTypeRegisterSetupCallback(BUFFER_NAME,
             DetectSipUriSetupCallback);
 
-    DetectBufferTypeRegisterValidateCallback(BUFFER_NAME,
-            DetectSipUriValidateCallback);
+    DetectBufferTypeRegisterValidateCallback(BUFFER_NAME, DetectUrilenValidateContent);
 
     g_buffer_id = DetectBufferTypeGetByName(BUFFER_NAME);
 
diff --git a/src/detect-ssh-hassh-server.c b/src/detect-ssh-hassh-server.c
index bc6f752cdd..be6d9a8a50 100644
--- a/src/detect-ssh-hassh-server.c
+++ b/src/detect-ssh-hassh-server.c
@@ -118,10 +118,11 @@ static int DetectSshHasshServerSetup(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, cons
 
 }
 
-static bool DetectSshHasshServerHashValidateCallback(const Signature *s, const char **sigerror)
+static bool DetectSshHasshServerHashValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt)
 {
     for (uint32_t x = 0; x < s->init_data->buffer_index; x++) {
-        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)g_ssh_hassh_buffer_id)
+        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)dbt->id)
             continue;
         const SigMatch *sm = s->init_data->buffers[x].head;
         for (; sm != NULL; sm = sm->next) {
diff --git a/src/detect-ssh-hassh.c b/src/detect-ssh-hassh.c
index 452534b834..02719be618 100644
--- a/src/detect-ssh-hassh.c
+++ b/src/detect-ssh-hassh.c
@@ -117,12 +117,11 @@ static int DetectSshHasshSetup(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, const char
 
 }
 
-
-static bool DetectSshHasshHashValidateCallback(const Signature *s,
-                                              const char **sigerror)
+static bool DetectSshHasshHashValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt)
 {
     for (uint32_t x = 0; x < s->init_data->buffer_index; x++) {
-        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)g_ssh_hassh_buffer_id)
+        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)dbt->id)
             continue;
         const SigMatch *sm = s->init_data->buffers[x].head;
         for (; sm != NULL; sm = sm->next) {
diff --git a/src/detect-tls-cert-fingerprint.c b/src/detect-tls-cert-fingerprint.c
index 2844c882d5..414819094e 100644
--- a/src/detect-tls-cert-fingerprint.c
+++ b/src/detect-tls-cert-fingerprint.c
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ static InspectionBuffer *GetData(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
         void *txv, const int list_id);
 static void DetectTlsFingerprintSetupCallback(const DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
         Signature *s);
-static bool DetectTlsFingerprintValidateCallback(const Signature *s,
-        const char **sigerror);
+static bool DetectTlsFingerprintValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt);
 static int g_tls_cert_fingerprint_buffer_id = 0;
 
 /**
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ static InspectionBuffer *GetData(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
     return buffer;
 }
 
-static bool DetectTlsFingerprintValidateCallback(const Signature *s,
-                                                  const char **sigerror)
+static bool DetectTlsFingerprintValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt)
 {
     for (uint32_t x = 0; x < s->init_data->buffer_index; x++) {
-        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)g_tls_cert_fingerprint_buffer_id)
+        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)dbt->id)
             continue;
         const SigMatch *sm = s->init_data->buffers[x].head;
         for (; sm != NULL; sm = sm->next) {
diff --git a/src/detect-tls-cert-serial.c b/src/detect-tls-cert-serial.c
index 6a9705672f..0ac1ec39c1 100644
--- a/src/detect-tls-cert-serial.c
+++ b/src/detect-tls-cert-serial.c
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ static InspectionBuffer *GetData(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
         void *txv, const int list_id);
 static void DetectTlsSerialSetupCallback(const DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
         Signature *s);
-static bool DetectTlsSerialValidateCallback(const Signature *s,
-        const char **sigerror);
+static bool DetectTlsSerialValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt);
 static int g_tls_cert_serial_buffer_id = 0;
 
 /**
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ static InspectionBuffer *GetData(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
     return buffer;
 }
 
-static bool DetectTlsSerialValidateCallback(const Signature *s,
-                                             const char **sigerror)
+static bool DetectTlsSerialValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt)
 {
     for (uint32_t x = 0; x < s->init_data->buffer_index; x++) {
-        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)g_tls_cert_serial_buffer_id)
+        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)dbt->id)
             continue;
         const SigMatch *sm = s->init_data->buffers[x].head;
         for (; sm != NULL; sm = sm->next) {
diff --git a/src/detect-tls-ja3-hash.c b/src/detect-tls-ja3-hash.c
index 82fb7d76b8..5522a2a809 100644
--- a/src/detect-tls-ja3-hash.c
+++ b/src/detect-tls-ja3-hash.c
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ static InspectionBuffer *GetData(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
        void *txv, const int list_id);
 static void DetectTlsJa3HashSetupCallback(const DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
        Signature *s);
-static bool DetectTlsJa3HashValidateCallback(const Signature *s,
-       const char **sigerror);
+static bool DetectTlsJa3HashValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt);
 static int g_tls_ja3_hash_buffer_id = 0;
 #endif
 
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ static InspectionBuffer *GetData(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
     return buffer;
 }
 
-static bool DetectTlsJa3HashValidateCallback(const Signature *s,
-                                              const char **sigerror)
+static bool DetectTlsJa3HashValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt)
 {
     for (uint32_t x = 0; x < s->init_data->buffer_index; x++) {
-        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)g_tls_ja3_hash_buffer_id)
+        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)dbt->id)
             continue;
         const SigMatch *sm = s->init_data->buffers[x].head;
         for (; sm != NULL; sm = sm->next) {
diff --git a/src/detect-tls-ja3s-hash.c b/src/detect-tls-ja3s-hash.c
index 9dba781959..484e02ebfa 100644
--- a/src/detect-tls-ja3s-hash.c
+++ b/src/detect-tls-ja3s-hash.c
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ static InspectionBuffer *GetData(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
        void *txv, const int list_id);
 static void DetectTlsJa3SHashSetupCallback(const DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
        Signature *s);
-static bool DetectTlsJa3SHashValidateCallback(const Signature *s,
-       const char **sigerror);
+static bool DetectTlsJa3SHashValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt);
 static int g_tls_ja3s_hash_buffer_id = 0;
 #endif
 
@@ -176,11 +176,11 @@ static InspectionBuffer *GetData(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
     return buffer;
 }
 
-static bool DetectTlsJa3SHashValidateCallback(const Signature *s,
-                                               const char **sigerror)
+static bool DetectTlsJa3SHashValidateCallback(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt)
 {
     for (uint32_t x = 0; x < s->init_data->buffer_index; x++) {
-        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)g_tls_ja3s_hash_buffer_id)
+        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)dbt->id)
             continue;
         const SigMatch *sm = s->init_data->buffers[x].head;
         for (; sm != NULL; sm = sm->next) {
diff --git a/src/detect-urilen.c b/src/detect-urilen.c
index 07e8e55cd2..632eddfcf7 100644
--- a/src/detect-urilen.c
+++ b/src/detect-urilen.c
@@ -214,10 +214,11 @@ void DetectUrilenApplyToContent(Signature *s, int list)
     }
 }
 
-bool DetectUrilenValidateContent(const Signature *s, int list, const char **sigerror)
+bool DetectUrilenValidateContent(
+        const Signature *s, const char **sigerror, const DetectBufferType *dbt)
 {
     for (uint32_t x = 0; x < s->init_data->buffer_index; x++) {
-        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)list)
+        if (s->init_data->buffers[x].id != (uint32_t)dbt->id)
             continue;
         for (const SigMatch *sm = s->init_data->buffers[x].head; sm != NULL; sm = sm->next) {
             if (sm->type != DETECT_CONTENT) {
diff --git a/src/detect-urilen.h b/src/detect-urilen.h
index ccd319c755..3d8a0721ee 100644
--- a/src/detect-urilen.h
+++ b/src/detect-urilen.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #ifndef _DETECT_URILEN_H
 #define	_DETECT_URILEN_H
 
-bool DetectUrilenValidateContent(const Signature *s, int list, const char **);
+bool DetectUrilenValidateContent(const Signature *s, const char **, const DetectBufferType *dbt);
 void DetectUrilenApplyToContent(Signature *s, int list);
 void DetectUrilenRegister(void);
 
diff --git a/src/detect.h b/src/detect.h
index 89d221f612..2c9b15edb6 100644
--- a/src/detect.h
+++ b/src/detect.h
@@ -473,7 +473,8 @@ typedef struct DetectBufferType_ {
     bool supports_transforms;
     bool multi_instance; /**< buffer supports multiple buffer instances per tx */
     void (*SetupCallback)(const struct DetectEngineCtx_ *, struct Signature_ *);
-    bool (*ValidateCallback)(const struct Signature_ *, const char **sigerror);
+    bool (*ValidateCallback)(
+            const struct Signature_ *, const char **sigerror, const struct DetectBufferType_ *);
     DetectEngineTransforms transforms;
 } DetectBufferType;