diff --git a/src/detect.c b/src/detect.c
index d448a016e9..c6e2a0a2d5 100644
--- a/src/detect.c
+++ b/src/detect.c
@@ -2328,7 +2328,7 @@ static void DetectRunTx(ThreadVars *tv,
             tx_id_min++; // next (if any) run look for +1
             goto next;
         }
-        tx.is_last = (total_txs == tx.tx_id + 1);
+        tx.is_last = !ires.has_next;
         tx_id_min = tx.tx_id + 1; // next look for cur + 1
         tx_inspected++;