diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 08f49ca34..c466e667d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ CORE_ARCH?=	${ARCH}
 CORE_OPENVPN?=	# empty
 CORE_PHP?=	71
 CORE_PYTHON?=	27
-CORE_SURICATA?=	# empty
+CORE_SURICATA?=	-devel
 
 _FLAVOUR!=	if [ -f ${OPENSSL} ]; then ${OPENSSL} version; fi
 FLAVOUR?=	${_FLAVOUR:[1]}