diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
index a187a7c62..4d9c013ca 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
@@ -7746,7 +7746,7 @@ sub expand_rule( $$$$$$$$$$$$;$ )
 			# No logging or user-specified logging -- add the target rule with matches to the rule chain
 			#
 			if ( $targetref ) {
-			    add_expanded_jump( $chainref, $targetref , 0, $matches );
+			    add_expanded_jump( $chainref, $targetref , 0, $prerule . $matches );
 			} else {
 			    add_rule( $chainref, $prerule . $matches . $jump , 1 );
 			}