diff --git a/swift/obj/reconstructor.py b/swift/obj/reconstructor.py
index 71ae06e5fc..e95000dc8f 100644
--- a/swift/obj/reconstructor.py
+++ b/swift/obj/reconstructor.py
@@ -850,7 +850,8 @@ class ObjectReconstructor(Daemon):
             success, _ = ssync_sender(
                 self, node, job, suffixes)()
             # let remote end know to rehash it's suffixes
-            self.rehash_remote(node, job, suffixes)
+            if success:
+                self.rehash_remote(node, job, suffixes)
             # update stats for this attempt
             self.suffix_sync += len(suffixes)
             self.logger.update_stats('suffix.syncs', len(suffixes))
diff --git a/test/unit/obj/test_reconstructor.py b/test/unit/obj/test_reconstructor.py
index 6da0ad09ee..b4e1555913 100644
--- a/test/unit/obj/test_reconstructor.py
+++ b/test/unit/obj/test_reconstructor.py
@@ -4113,6 +4113,11 @@ class TestObjectReconstructor(BaseTestObjectReconstructor):
                 (node['replication_ip'], '/%s/0' % node['device']),
                 (node['replication_ip'], '/%s/0/123-abc' % node['device']),
             ])
+        # the first (primary sync_to) node's rehash_remote will be skipped
+        first_node = part_nodes[0]
+        expected_suffix_calls.remove(
+            (first_node['replication_ip'], '/%s/0/123-abc'
+             % first_node['device']))
 
         ssync_calls = []
         with mock_ssync_sender(ssync_calls,