diff --git a/nova/compute/manager.py b/nova/compute/manager.py
index 7b403e9cc257..b7edfa985906 100644
--- a/nova/compute/manager.py
+++ b/nova/compute/manager.py
@@ -2660,7 +2660,28 @@ class ComputeManager(manager.Manager):
 
         LOG.info(_LI("Rebuilding instance"), context=context,
                     instance=instance)
-        if scheduled_node is not None:
+
+        # NOTE(gyee): there are three possible scenarios.
+        #
+        #   1. instance is being rebuilt on the same node. In this case,
+        #      recreate should be False and scheduled_node should be None.
+        #   2. instance is being rebuilt on a node chosen by the
+        #      scheduler (i.e. evacuate). In this case, scheduled_node should
+        #      be specified and recreate should be True.
+        #   3. instance is being rebuilt on a node chosen by the user. (i.e.
+        #      force evacuate). In this case, scheduled_node is not specified
+        #      and recreate is set to True.
+        #
+        # For scenarios #2 and #3, we must do rebuild claim as server is
+        # being evacuated to a different node.
+        if recreate or scheduled_node is not None:
+            if scheduled_node is None:
+                # NOTE(mriedem): On a recreate (evacuate), we need to update
+                # the instance's host and node properties to reflect it's
+                # destination node for the recreate, and to make a rebuild
+                # claim.
+                compute_node = self._get_compute_info(context, self.host)
+                scheduled_node = compute_node.hypervisor_hostname
             rt = self._get_resource_tracker(scheduled_node)
             rebuild_claim = rt.rebuild_claim
         else:
@@ -2670,19 +2691,8 @@ class ComputeManager(manager.Manager):
         if image_ref:
             image_meta = self.image_api.get(context, image_ref)
 
-        # NOTE(mriedem): On a recreate (evacuate), we need to update
-        # the instance's host and node properties to reflect it's
-        # destination node for the recreate.
         if not scheduled_node:
-            if recreate:
-                try:
-                    compute_node = self._get_compute_info(context, self.host)
-                    scheduled_node = compute_node.hypervisor_hostname
-                except exception.ComputeHostNotFound:
-                    LOG.exception(_LE('Failed to get compute_info for %s'),
-                                  self.host)
-            else:
-                scheduled_node = instance.node
+            scheduled_node = instance.node
 
         with self._error_out_instance_on_exception(context, instance):
             try:
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute.py b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute.py
index 02d0598a9bda..bc1bb0523fbc 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute.py
@@ -11345,14 +11345,7 @@ class EvacuateHostTestCase(BaseTestCase):
             mock.patch.object(self.compute, '_get_compute_info',
                               side_effect=fake_get_compute_info)
         ) as (mock_inst, mock_get):
-            self._rebuild()
-
-            # Should be on destination host
-            instance = db.instance_get(self.context, self.inst.id)
-            self.assertEqual(instance['host'], self.compute.host)
-            self.assertIsNone(instance['node'])
-            self.assertTrue(mock_inst.called)
-            self.assertTrue(mock_get.called)
+            self.assertRaises(exception.ComputeHostNotFound, self._rebuild)
 
     def test_rebuild_on_host_node_passed(self):
         patch_get_info = mock.patch.object(self.compute, '_get_compute_info')
@@ -11540,15 +11533,21 @@ class EvacuateHostTestCase(BaseTestCase):
             network_info=mock.ANY,
             block_device_info=mock.ANY)
 
-    def test_rebuild_migration_passed_in(self):
+    @mock.patch('nova.compute.manager.ComputeManager._get_compute_info')
+    @mock.patch('nova.compute.manager.ComputeManager._get_resource_tracker')
+    def test_rebuild_migration_passed_in(self, get_rt, get_compute):
         migration = mock.Mock(spec=objects.Migration)
 
         patch_spawn = mock.patch.object(self.compute.driver, 'spawn')
         patch_on_disk = mock.patch.object(
             self.compute.driver, 'instance_on_disk', return_value=True)
+        get_compute.return_value = objects.ComputeNode(
+            hypervisor_hostname=NODENAME)
         with patch_spawn, patch_on_disk:
             self._rebuild(migration=migration)
 
+        get_rt.assert_called_once_with(NODENAME)
+        self.assertTrue(get_rt.return_value.rebuild_claim.called)
         self.assertEqual('done', migration.status)
         migration.save.assert_called_once_with()
 
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py
index 694f014413fb..7e00e5fcad35 100755
--- a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py
@@ -2951,17 +2951,19 @@ class ComputeManagerUnitTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
                                                    node=dead_node)
         instance.migration_context = None
         with test.nested(
+            mock.patch.object(self.compute, '_get_resource_tracker'),
             mock.patch.object(self.compute, '_get_compute_info'),
             mock.patch.object(self.compute, '_do_rebuild_instance_with_claim'),
             mock.patch.object(objects.Instance, 'save'),
             mock.patch.object(self.compute, '_set_migration_status'),
-        ) as (mock_get, mock_rebuild, mock_save, mock_set):
+        ) as (mock_rt, mock_get, mock_rebuild, mock_save, mock_set):
             mock_get.return_value.hypervisor_hostname = 'new-node'
             self.compute.rebuild_instance(self.context, instance, None, None,
                                           None, None, None, None, True)
             mock_get.assert_called_once_with(mock.ANY, self.compute.host)
             self.assertEqual('new-node', instance.node)
             mock_set.assert_called_once_with(None, 'done')
+            mock_rt.assert_called_once_with('new-node')
 
     def test_rebuild_default_impl(self):
         def _detach(context, bdms):