diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/MemStoreFlusher.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/MemStoreFlusher.java
index 08563570dbed..2648c5dd12ef 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/MemStoreFlusher.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/MemStoreFlusher.java
@@ -668,9 +668,9 @@ private void notifyFlushRequest(Region region, boolean emergencyFlush) {
     FlushType type = null;
     if (emergencyFlush) {
       type = isAboveHighWaterMark();
-      if (type == null) {
-        type = isAboveLowWaterMark();
-      }
+    }
+    if (type == null) {
+      type = isAboveLowWaterMark();
     }
     for (FlushRequestListener listener : flushRequestListeners) {
       listener.flushRequested(type, region);