diff --git a/src/detect-pcre.c b/src/detect-pcre.c
index 728390e554..33e9c77593 100644
--- a/src/detect-pcre.c
+++ b/src/detect-pcre.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "detect-mpm.h"
 
-#define PARSE_CAPTURE_REGEX "\\(\\?\\<([A-z0-9_]+)\\>"
+#define PARSE_CAPTURE_REGEX "\\(\\?P\\<([A-z0-9_]+)\\>"
 #define PARSE_REGEX         "(?<!\\\\)/(.*)(?<!\\\\)/([A-z]*)"
 static pcre *parse_regex;
 static pcre_extra *parse_regex_study;
diff --git a/src/detect.c b/src/detect.c
index 4e718fad88..c6727ae521 100644
--- a/src/detect.c
+++ b/src/detect.c
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ int SigTest01 (void) {
 
     SigParsePrepare();
 
-    sig_list = SigInit("alert tcp any any -> any any (msg:\"HTTP URI cap\"; content:\"GET \"; depth:4; pcre:\"/GET (?<http_uri>.*) HTTP\\/\\d\\.\\d\\r\\n/G\"; recursive; sid:1;)");
+    sig_list = SigInit("alert tcp any any -> any any (msg:\"HTTP URI cap\"; content:\"GET \"; depth:4; pcre:\"/GET (?P<http_uri>.*) HTTP\\/\\d\\.\\d\\r\\n/G\"; recursive; sid:1;)");
     if (sig_list == NULL) {
         result = 0;
         goto end;
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ int SigTest06 (void) {
 
     SigParsePrepare();
 
-    sig_list = SigInit("alert tcp any any -> any any (msg:\"HTTP URI cap\"; content:\"GET \"; depth:4; pcre:\"/GET (?<http_uri>.*) HTTP\\/\\d\\.\\d\\r\\n/G\"; recursive; sid:1;)");
+    sig_list = SigInit("alert tcp any any -> any any (msg:\"HTTP URI cap\"; content:\"GET \"; depth:4; pcre:\"/GET (?P<http_uri>.*) HTTP\\/\\d\\.\\d\\r\\n/G\"; recursive; sid:1;)");
     if (sig_list == NULL) {
         result = 0;
         goto end;
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ int SigTest07 (void) {
 
     SigParsePrepare();
 
-    sig_list = SigInit("alert tcp any any -> any any (msg:\"HTTP URI cap\"; content:\"GET \"; depth:4; pcre:\"/GET (?<http_uri>.*) HTTP\\/\\d\\.\\d\\r\\n/G\"; recursive; sid:1;)");
+    sig_list = SigInit("alert tcp any any -> any any (msg:\"HTTP URI cap\"; content:\"GET \"; depth:4; pcre:\"/GET (?P<http_uri>.*) HTTP\\/\\d\\.\\d\\r\\n/G\"; recursive; sid:1;)");
     if (sig_list == NULL) {
         result = 0;
         goto end;
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ int SigTest08 (void) {
 
     SigParsePrepare();
 
-    sig_list = SigInit("alert tcp any any -> any any (msg:\"HTTP URI cap\"; content:\"GET \"; depth:4; pcre:\"/GET (?<http_uri>.*) HTTP\\/1\\.0\\r\\n/G\"; sid:1;)");
+    sig_list = SigInit("alert tcp any any -> any any (msg:\"HTTP URI cap\"; content:\"GET \"; depth:4; pcre:\"/GET (?P<http_uri>.*) HTTP\\/1\\.0\\r\\n/G\"; sid:1;)");
     if (sig_list == NULL) {
         result = 0;
         goto end;
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ int SigTest09 (void) {
 
     SigParsePrepare();
 
-    sig_list = SigInit("alert tcp any any -> any any (msg:\"HTTP URI cap\"; content:\"GET \"; depth:4; pcre:\"/GET (?<http_uri>.*) HTTP\\/1\\.0\\r\\n/G\"; sid:1;)");
+    sig_list = SigInit("alert tcp any any -> any any (msg:\"HTTP URI cap\"; content:\"GET \"; depth:4; pcre:\"/GET (?P<http_uri>.*) HTTP\\/1\\.0\\r\\n/G\"; sid:1;)");
     if (sig_list == NULL) {
         result = 0;
         goto end;