diff --git a/processing/src/main/java/io/druid/segment/data/GenericIndexedWriter.java b/processing/src/main/java/io/druid/segment/data/GenericIndexedWriter.java
index e13665e555b..d655232ba8d 100644
--- a/processing/src/main/java/io/druid/segment/data/GenericIndexedWriter.java
+++ b/processing/src/main/java/io/druid/segment/data/GenericIndexedWriter.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class GenericIndexedWriter<T> implements Closeable
 
   public void write(T objectToWrite) throws IOException
   {
-    if (prevObject != null && strategy.compare(prevObject, objectToWrite) >= 0) {
+    if (objectsSorted && prevObject != null && strategy.compare(prevObject, objectToWrite) >= 0) {
       objectsSorted = false;
     }