diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/ClientNamenodeProtocolServerSideTranslatorPB.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/ClientNamenodeProtocolServerSideTranslatorPB.java
index 904a6c7ec93..988ef53809c 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/ClientNamenodeProtocolServerSideTranslatorPB.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/ClientNamenodeProtocolServerSideTranslatorPB.java
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ public class ClientNamenodeProtocolServerSideTranslatorPB implements
     ArrayList<Rename> optionList = new ArrayList<Rename>();
     if(req.getOverwriteDest()) {
       optionList.add(Rename.OVERWRITE);
-    } else if(req.hasMoveToTrash()) {
+    } else if(req.hasMoveToTrash() && req.getMoveToTrash()) {
       optionList.add(Rename.TO_TRASH);
     }