diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/RegionMover.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/RegionMover.java
index 9815f593437..f35d130b46a 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/RegionMover.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/RegionMover.java
@@ -732,7 +732,8 @@ public class RegionMover extends AbstractHBaseTool implements Closeable {
       return null;
     }
     HRegionLocation loc =
-      conn.getRegionLocator(region.getTable()).getRegionLocation(region.getStartKey(), true);
+      conn.getRegionLocator(region.getTable()).getRegionLocation(region.getStartKey(),
+        region.getReplicaId(),true);
     if (loc != null) {
       return loc.getServerName();
     } else {