diff --git a/src/rdb.c b/src/rdb.c
index f48b1cda..2c354bd5 100644
--- a/src/rdb.c
+++ b/src/rdb.c
@@ -1571,7 +1571,6 @@ int rdbSaveToSlavesSockets(void) {
         if (slave->replstate == SLAVE_STATE_WAIT_BGSAVE_START) {
             clientids[numfds] = slave->id;
             fds[numfds++] = slave->fd;
-            slave->replstate = SLAVE_STATE_WAIT_BGSAVE_END;
             replicationSetupSlaveForFullResync(slave,getPsyncInitialOffset());
             /* Put the socket in non-blocking mode to simplify RDB transfer.
              * We'll restore it when the children returns (since duped socket