diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/Filter.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/Filter.java
index d66ad50d829..88bf842a6f8 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/Filter.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/Filter.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.exceptions.DeserializationException;
 @InterfaceAudience.Public
 @InterfaceStability.Stable
 public abstract class Filter {
-  protected boolean reversed;
+  protected transient boolean reversed;
   /**
    * Reset the state of the filter between rows.
    *