diff --git a/sql/slave.cc b/sql/slave.cc
index 3678c2497de..f88a961815f 100644
--- a/sql/slave.cc
+++ b/sql/slave.cc
@@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@ static void write_ignored_events_info_to_relay_log(THD *thd, Master_info *mi)
                    " to the relay log, SHOW SLAVE STATUS may be"
                    " inaccurate");
       rli->relay_log.harvest_bytes_written(&rli->log_space_total);
-      if (flush_master_info(mi, TRUE, FALSE))
+      if (flush_master_info(mi, TRUE, TRUE))
         sql_print_error("Failed to flush master info file");
       delete ev;
     }