diff --git a/src/detect-parse.c b/src/detect-parse.c
index 47c1b690a159..d185801a1ea2 100644
--- a/src/detect-parse.c
+++ b/src/detect-parse.c
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ static int SigParseOptions(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, char *optstr,
     optname = optstr;
 
     if (requires) {
-        if (strcmp(optname, "requires")) {
+        if (strcmp(optname, "requires") && strcmp(optname, "sid")) {
             goto finish;
         }
     }
@@ -2139,10 +2139,7 @@ static int SigValidate(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s)
             AppLayerHtpNeedFileInspection();
         }
     }
-    if (s->id == 0) {
-        SCLogError("Signature missing required value \"sid\".");
-        SCReturnInt(0);
-    }
+
     SCReturnInt(1);
 }
 
@@ -2183,6 +2180,12 @@ static Signature *SigInitHelper(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, const char *sigstr,
         goto error;
     }
 
+    /* Check for a SID before continuuing. */
+    if (sig->id == 0) {
+        SCLogError("Signature missing required value \"sid\".");
+        goto error;
+    }
+
     /* Now completely parse the rule. */
     ret = SigParse(de_ctx, sig, sigstr, dir, &parser, false);
     BUG_ON(ret == -4);