diff --git a/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/controller/repository/StandardProcessSession.java b/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/controller/repository/StandardProcessSession.java
index 4ee8c06e2c..04e819e5a2 100644
--- a/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/controller/repository/StandardProcessSession.java
+++ b/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/controller/repository/StandardProcessSession.java
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ public final class StandardProcessSession implements ProcessSession, ProvenanceE
 
                     final FlowFileRecord clone = builder.build();
                     final StandardRepositoryRecord newRecord = new StandardRepositoryRecord(destination.getFlowFileQueue());
-                    getProvenanceReporter().clone(currRec, clone);
+                    provenanceReporter.clone(currRec, clone, false);
 
                     final ContentClaim claim = clone.getContentClaim();
                     if (claim != null) {
diff --git a/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/controller/repository/StandardProvenanceReporter.java b/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/controller/repository/StandardProvenanceReporter.java
index 5194fef3b8..8852f424f4 100644
--- a/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/controller/repository/StandardProvenanceReporter.java
+++ b/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/controller/repository/StandardProvenanceReporter.java
@@ -327,7 +327,13 @@ public class StandardProvenanceReporter implements ProvenanceReporter {
 
     @Override
     public void clone(final FlowFile parent, final FlowFile child) {
-        verifyFlowFileKnown(child);
+        clone(parent, child, true);
+    }
+
+    void clone(final FlowFile parent, final FlowFile child, final boolean verifyFlowFile) {
+        if (verifyFlowFile) {
+            verifyFlowFileKnown(child);
+        }
 
         try {
             final ProvenanceEventBuilder eventBuilder = build(parent, ProvenanceEventType.CLONE);