diff --git a/src/detect-engine-mpm.c b/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
index 9ab0d38e84..3460b39172 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
@@ -97,11 +97,6 @@ typedef struct AppLayerMpms_ {
 } AppLayerMpms;
 
 AppLayerMpms app_mpms[] = {
-    { "http_header", 0, SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER, DETECT_SM_LIST_HHDMATCH,
-        PrefilterTxHttpRequestHeadersRegister, 0},
-    { "http_header", 0, SIG_FLAG_TOCLIENT, DETECT_SM_LIST_HHDMATCH,
-        PrefilterTxHttpRequestHeadersRegister, 0},
-
     { "http_user_agent", 0, SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER, DETECT_SM_LIST_HUADMATCH,
         PrefilterTxUARegister, 0},
 
diff --git a/src/detect-http-header.c b/src/detect-http-header.c
index 6a75e81991..e94c35e9d4 100644
--- a/src/detect-http-header.c
+++ b/src/detect-http-header.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 
 #include "app-layer-htp.h"
 #include "detect-http-header.h"
+#include "detect-engine-hhd.h"
 #include "stream-tcp.h"
 
 int DetectHttpHeaderSetup(DetectEngineCtx *, Signature *, char *);
@@ -80,6 +81,11 @@ void DetectHttpHeaderRegister(void)
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_AL_HTTP_HEADER].flags |= SIGMATCH_NOOPT ;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_AL_HTTP_HEADER].flags |= SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD ;
 
+    DetectMpmAppLayerRegister("http_header", SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER, DETECT_SM_LIST_HHDMATCH,
+            PrefilterTxHttpRequestHeadersRegister);
+    DetectMpmAppLayerRegister("http_header", SIG_FLAG_TOCLIENT, DETECT_SM_LIST_HHDMATCH,
+            PrefilterTxHttpResponseHeadersRegister);
+
     return;
 }