diff --git a/src/detect-engine-state.c b/src/detect-engine-state.c
index 8d66764059..4a45df4a24 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-state.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-state.c
@@ -621,6 +621,9 @@ void DeStateDetectContinueDetection(ThreadVars *tv, DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
                 FLOWLOCK_UNLOCK(f);
             }
 
+            /* count AMATCH matches */
+            total_matches = 0;
+
             KEYWORD_PROFILING_SET_LIST(det_ctx, DETECT_SM_LIST_AMATCH);
             for (sm = item->nm; sm != NULL; sm = sm->next) {
                 if (sigmatch_table[sm->type].AppLayerMatch != NULL &&
@@ -645,12 +648,14 @@ void DeStateDetectContinueDetection(ThreadVars *tv, DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
                             break;
                         else if (match == 2)
                             inspect_flags |= DE_STATE_FLAG_SIG_CANT_MATCH;
+                        else if (match == 1)
+                            total_matches++;
                     }
             }
             RULE_PROFILING_END(det_ctx, s, match, p);
 
             if (s->sm_lists[DETECT_SM_LIST_AMATCH] != NULL) {
-                if (sm == NULL || inspect_flags & DE_STATE_FLAG_SIG_CANT_MATCH) {
+                if (total_matches > 0 && (sm == NULL || inspect_flags & DE_STATE_FLAG_SIG_CANT_MATCH)) {
                     if (sm == NULL)
                         alert = 1;
                     inspect_flags |= DE_STATE_FLAG_FULL_INSPECT;