diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DataNode.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DataNode.java
index 40accd6f50c..c1a96cb87c0 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DataNode.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DataNode.java
@@ -2919,7 +2919,8 @@ public class DataNode extends ReconfigurableBase
     b.setNumBytes(visible);
 
     if (targets.length > 0) {
-      new DataTransfer(targets, targetStorageTypes, b, stage, client).run();
+      new Daemon(new DataTransfer(targets, targetStorageTypes,
+          b, stage, client)).start();
     }
   }