diff --git a/src/detect-engine-mpm.c b/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
index 21d4ca34ee..7319afba73 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ typedef struct AppLayerMpms_ {
 } AppLayerMpms;
 
 AppLayerMpms app_mpms[] = {
-    { "http_method", 0, SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER, DETECT_SM_LIST_HMDMATCH,
-        PrefilterTxMethodRegister, 0},
-
     { "file_data", 0, SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER, DETECT_SM_LIST_FILEDATA,
         PrefilterTxSmtpFiledataRegister, 0}, /* smtp */
     { "file_data", 0, SIG_FLAG_TOCLIENT, DETECT_SM_LIST_FILEDATA,
diff --git a/src/detect-http-method.c b/src/detect-http-method.c
index 5167bad162..ed8cbd9a65 100644
--- a/src/detect-http-method.c
+++ b/src/detect-http-method.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 
 #include "app-layer-htp.h"
 #include "detect-http-method.h"
+#include "detect-engine-hmd.h"
 #include "stream-tcp.h"
 
 
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ void DetectHttpMethodRegister(void)
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_AL_HTTP_METHOD].flags |= SIGMATCH_NOOPT;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_AL_HTTP_METHOD].flags |= SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD;
 
+    DetectMpmAppLayerRegister("http_method", SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER,
+            DETECT_SM_LIST_HMDMATCH,
+            PrefilterTxMethodRegister);
+
     SCLogDebug("registering http_method rule option");
 }