diff --git a/src/aof.c b/src/aof.c
index 9eeb3f1e2..3682c4568 100644
--- a/src/aof.c
+++ b/src/aof.c
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ void stopAppendOnly(void) {
     server.aof_fd = -1;
     server.aof_selected_db = -1;
     server.aof_state = AOF_OFF;
+    server.aof_rewrite_scheduled = 0;
     killAppendOnlyChild();
 }