diff --git a/rust/src/lib.rs b/rust/src/lib.rs
index f28e4c249ace..ad280a368d2d 100644
--- a/rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ extern crate suricata_derive;
 pub mod core;
 
 #[macro_use]
-pub(crate) mod debug;
+pub mod debug;
 
 pub mod common;
 pub mod conf;
diff --git a/rust/src/plugin.rs b/rust/src/plugin.rs
index 7f3758640846..db47131848e5 100644
--- a/rust/src/plugin.rs
+++ b/rust/src/plugin.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 
 pub fn init() {
     unsafe {
-        let context = super::core::SCGetContext();
-        super::core::init_ffi(context);
+        let context = crate::core::SCGetContext();
+        crate::core::init_ffi(context);
 
-        super::debug::SCSetRustLogLevel(super::debug::SCLogGetLogLevel());
+        crate::debug::LEVEL = crate::debug::SCLogGetLogLevel();
     }
 }