diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/HBCKServerCrashProcedure.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/HBCKServerCrashProcedure.java
index 874dcde19861..34079ee8d335 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/HBCKServerCrashProcedure.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/HBCKServerCrashProcedure.java
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MetaTableAccessor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ServerName;
@@ -84,12 +86,12 @@ List<RegionInfo> getRegionsOnCrashedServer(MasterProcedureEnv env) {
       LOG.warn("No regions found in hbase:meta");
       return ris;
     }
-    List<RegionInfo> aggregate = ris == null || ris.isEmpty()?
-        new ArrayList<>(): new ArrayList<>(ris);
+    // Use a Set here in case same Region in master memory and in hbase:meta (the usual case!).
+    Set<RegionInfo> aggregate = ris == null || ris.isEmpty()? new HashSet<>(): new HashSet<>(ris);
     int before = aggregate.size();
     ps.stream().filter(p -> p.getSecond() != null && p.getSecond().equals(getServerName())).
         forEach(p -> aggregate.add(p.getFirst()));
     LOG.info("Found {} mentions of {} in hbase:meta", aggregate.size() - before, getServerName());
-    return aggregate;
+    return new ArrayList<RegionInfo>(aggregate);
   }
 }