diff --git a/src/sentinel.c b/src/sentinel.c
index 442eebc3..a62e6495 100644
--- a/src/sentinel.c
+++ b/src/sentinel.c
@@ -1546,20 +1546,21 @@ void sentinelRefreshInstanceInfo(sentinelRedisInstance *ri, const char *info) {
     /* When what we believe is our master, turned into a slave, the wiser
      * thing we can do is to follow the events and redirect to the new
      * master, always. */
-    if ((ri->flags & SRI_MASTER) && role == SRI_SLAVE && ri->slave_master_host)
-    {
+    if ((ri->flags & SRI_MASTER) && role == SRI_SLAVE) {
         if (ri->role_reported != SRI_MASTER) {
             ri->role_reported_time = mstime();
             ri->role_reported = SRI_MASTER;
         }
 
-        sentinelEvent(REDIS_WARNING,"+redirect-to-master",ri,
-            "%s %s %d %s %d",
-            ri->name, ri->addr->ip, ri->addr->port,
-            ri->slave_master_host, ri->slave_master_port);
-        sentinelResetMasterAndChangeAddress(ri,ri->slave_master_host,
-                                               ri->slave_master_port);
-        return; /* Don't process anything after this event. */
+        if (ri->slave_master_host) {
+            sentinelEvent(REDIS_WARNING,"+redirect-to-master",ri,
+                "%s %s %d %s %d",
+                ri->name, ri->addr->ip, ri->addr->port,
+                ri->slave_master_host, ri->slave_master_port);
+            sentinelResetMasterAndChangeAddress(ri,ri->slave_master_host,
+                                                   ri->slave_master_port);
+            return; /* Don't process anything after this event. */
+        }
     }
 
     /* Handle slave -> master role switch. */