diff --git a/src/replication.c b/src/replication.c
index 3b4059c339663d4f9161692ac915b0c912fc1525..d8478fbbcc77cbf869d78536a8762f97d2c48cb4 100644
--- a/src/replication.c
+++ b/src/replication.c
@@ -1806,6 +1806,13 @@ void syncWithMaster(aeEventLoop *el, int fd, void *privdata, int mask) {
         }
     }
 
+    /* Stop background saving for obsolete database state. */
+    server.dirty = 0;
+    if (server.rdb_child_pid != -1) {
+        kill(server.rdb_child_pid,SIGUSR1);
+        rdbRemoveTempFile(server.rdb_child_pid);
+    }
+
     /* Prepare a suitable temp file for bulk transfer */
     while(maxtries--) {
         snprintf(tmpfile,256,