diff --git a/src/replication.c b/src/replication.c
index 3819c8859..a6abd0b94 100644
--- a/src/replication.c
+++ b/src/replication.c
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ void readSyncBulkPayload(aeEventLoop *el, int fd, void *privdata, int mask) {
             return;
         }
         redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE, "MASTER <-> SLAVE sync: Loading DB in memory");
+        signalFlushedDb(-1);
         emptyDb();
         /* Before loading the DB into memory we need to delete the readable
          * handler, otherwise it will get called recursively since