diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/FSHLog.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/FSHLog.java
index ddaa8b45c6a..bd5b8244972 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/FSHLog.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/FSHLog.java
@@ -1317,8 +1317,12 @@ public class FSHLog implements WAL {
           Throwable lastException = null;
           try {
             Trace.addTimelineAnnotation("syncing writer");
+            long unSyncedFlushSeq = highestUnsyncedSequence;
             writer.sync(takeSyncFuture.isForceSync());
             Trace.addTimelineAnnotation("writer synced");
+            if (unSyncedFlushSeq > currentSequence) {
+              currentSequence = unSyncedFlushSeq;
+            }
             currentSequence = updateHighestSyncedSequence(currentSequence);
           } catch (IOException e) {
             LOG.error("Error syncing, request close of WAL", e);