diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/AssignmentManager.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/AssignmentManager.java
index c20807d29434..5bc5468e6282 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/AssignmentManager.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/AssignmentManager.java
@@ -1976,7 +1976,7 @@ boolean assign(final ServerName destination, final List<HRegionInfo> regions)
       if (!failedToOpenRegions.isEmpty()) {
         for (HRegionInfo region : failedToOpenRegions) {
           if (!regionStates.isRegionOnline(region)) {
-            invokeAssign(region);
+            invokeAssign(region, false);
           }
         }
       }