diff --git a/rust/sys/src/sys.rs b/rust/sys/src/sys.rs
index b13890f6b9..09ce2b8f78 100644
--- a/rust/sys/src/sys.rs
+++ b/rust/sys/src/sys.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@ pub enum AppProtoEnum {
 }
 pub type AppProto = u16;
 extern "C" {
-    #[doc = " \\brief Maps the ALPROTO_*, to its string equivalent.\n\n \\param alproto App layer protocol id.\n\n \\retval String equivalent for the alproto."]
+    #[doc = " \\brief Maps the ALPROTO_*, to its registered string equivalent.\n \\param alproto App layer protocol id.\n \\retval String equivalent for the alproto."]
+    pub fn AppProtoToStringRaw(alproto: AppProto) -> *const ::std::os::raw::c_char;
+}
+extern "C" {
+    #[doc = " \\brief Maps the ALPROTO_*, to its normalized string equivalent.\n\n \\param alproto App layer protocol id.\n\n \\retval String equivalent for the alproto."]
     pub fn AppProtoToString(alproto: AppProto) -> *const ::std::os::raw::c_char;
 }
 extern "C" {
diff --git a/src/app-layer-protos.c b/src/app-layer-protos.c
index 13fe402949..4a648dffcd 100644
--- a/src/app-layer-protos.c
+++ b/src/app-layer-protos.c
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ typedef struct AppProtoStringTuple {
 
 AppProtoStringTuple *g_alproto_strings = NULL;
 
+const char *AppProtoToStringRaw(AppProto alproto)
+{
+    const char *proto_name = NULL;
+    if (alproto < g_alproto_max) {
+        DEBUG_VALIDATE_BUG_ON(g_alproto_strings[alproto].alproto != alproto);
+        proto_name = g_alproto_strings[alproto].str;
+    }
+    return proto_name;
+}
+
 const char *AppProtoToString(AppProto alproto)
 {
     const char *proto_name = NULL;
diff --git a/src/app-layer-protos.h b/src/app-layer-protos.h
index 21b21359ca..75c4ee3db9 100644
--- a/src/app-layer-protos.h
+++ b/src/app-layer-protos.h
@@ -178,7 +178,14 @@ static inline AppProto AppProtoCommon(AppProto sigproto, AppProto alproto)
 }
 
 /**
- * \brief Maps the ALPROTO_*, to its string equivalent.
+ * \brief Maps the ALPROTO_*, to its registered string equivalent.
+ * \param alproto App layer protocol id.
+ * \retval String equivalent for the alproto.
+ */
+const char *AppProtoToStringRaw(AppProto alproto);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Maps the ALPROTO_*, to its normalized string equivalent.
  *
  * \param alproto App layer protocol id.
  *
diff --git a/src/detect-engine.c b/src/detect-engine.c
index f27112e581..14c1740003 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine.c
@@ -885,13 +885,11 @@ const char *DetectEngineAppHookToName(
 int DetectEngineAppHookToSmlist(
         const AppProto p, const uint8_t sub_state, const uint8_t state, const uint8_t direction)
 {
-    const char *app_proto = AppProtoToString(p);
+    const char *app_proto = AppProtoToStringRaw(p);
     if (app_proto == NULL) {
         SCLogError("unknown app_proto %u", p);
         return -1;
     }
-    if (strcmp(app_proto, "http") == 0)
-        app_proto = "http1";
 
     char generic_hook_name[256];
     if (sub_state == 0) {
diff --git a/src/detect-parse.c b/src/detect-parse.c
index 758ca54d03..a0af3fdd99 100644
--- a/src/detect-parse.c
+++ b/src/detect-parse.c
@@ -1156,14 +1156,12 @@ static bool IsBuiltIn(const char *n)
 void DetectRegisterAppLayerHookLists(void)
 {
     for (AppProto a = ALPROTO_FAILED + 1; a < g_alproto_max; a++) {
-        const char *alproto_name = AppProtoToString(a);
-        if (strcmp(alproto_name, "http") == 0)
-            alproto_name = "http1";
+        const char *alproto_name = AppProtoToStringRaw(a);
         SCLogDebug("alproto %u/%s", a, alproto_name);
 
         if (AppLayerParserSupportsSubStates(a)) {
             uint8_t max_sub_state = AppLayerParserGetMaxSubState(a);
-            SCLogDebug("%s: max sub state for %u is %u", AppProtoToString(a), a, max_sub_state);
+            SCLogDebug("%s: max sub state for %u is %u", alproto_name, a, max_sub_state);
             for (uint8_t s = 1; s <= max_sub_state; s++) {
                 const uint8_t max_state = AppLayerParserGetSubStateCompletion(
                         a, s); // TODO allow different completion per direction?
diff --git a/src/util-running-modes.c b/src/util-running-modes.c
index 668f7d1ac6..5aaf6bf09d 100644
--- a/src/util-running-modes.c
+++ b/src/util-running-modes.c
@@ -113,9 +113,7 @@ int ListAppLayerHooks(const char *conf_filename)
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            const char *alproto_name = AppProtoToString(a);
-            if (strcmp(alproto_name, "http") == 0)
-                alproto_name = "http1";
+            const char *alproto_name = AppProtoToStringRaw(a);
             SCLogDebug("alproto %u/%s", a, alproto_name);
 
             const int max_progress_ts =
@@ -164,9 +162,7 @@ int ListAppLayerFrames(const char *conf_filename)
         if (alprotos[a] != 1)
             continue;
 
-        const char *alproto_name = AppProtoToString(a);
-        if (strcmp(alproto_name, "http") == 0)
-            alproto_name = "http1";
+        const char *alproto_name = AppProtoToStringRaw(a);
         SCLogDebug("alproto %u/%s", a, alproto_name);
 
         bool tcp_stream_once = false;