diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/MemStoreFlusher.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/MemStoreFlusher.java
index d0a28ed771c..9a6a81c1669 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/MemStoreFlusher.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/MemStoreFlusher.java
@@ -673,9 +673,9 @@ public class MemStoreFlusher implements FlushRequester {
     FlushType type = null;
     if (emergencyFlush) {
       type = isAboveHighWaterMark();
-      if (type == null) {
-        type = isAboveLowWaterMark();
-      }
+    }
+    if (type == null) {
+      type = isAboveLowWaterMark();
     }
     for (FlushRequestListener listener : flushRequestListeners) {
       listener.flushRequested(type, region);