diff --git a/src/aof.c b/src/aof.c
index 0d2971eac..566a98640 100644
--- a/src/aof.c
+++ b/src/aof.c
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ void aofRewriteBufferAppend(unsigned char *s, unsigned long len) {
 
     /* Install a file event to send data to the rewrite child if there is
      * not one already. */
-    if (aeGetFileEvents(server.el,server.aof_pipe_write_data_to_child) == 0) {
+    if (!server.aof_stop_sending_diff &&
+        aeGetFileEvents(server.el,server.aof_pipe_write_data_to_child) == 0)
+    {
         aeCreateFileEvent(server.el, server.aof_pipe_write_data_to_child,
             AE_WRITABLE, aofChildWriteDiffData, NULL);
     }