diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 735b983e7..a611e531d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ CORE_PHP?=	72
 CORE_PYTHON?=	37
 CORE_RADVD?=	1
 CORE_SQUID?=	# empty
-CORE_SURICATA?=	# empty
+CORE_SURICATA?= -devel
 CORE_SYSLOGNG?=	3.23
 
 _FLAVOUR!=	if [ -f ${OPENSSL} ]; then ${OPENSSL} version; fi