diff --git a/src/cluster.c b/src/cluster.c
index 24b14d1dc..332d5a4ac 100644
--- a/src/cluster.c
+++ b/src/cluster.c
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ void markNodeAsFailingIfNeeded(clusterNode *node) {
 
     /* Broadcast the failing node name to everybody, forcing all the other
      * reachable nodes to flag the node as FAIL. */
-    if (nodeIsMaster(myself)) clusterSendFail(node->name);
+    clusterSendFail(node->name);
     clusterDoBeforeSleep(CLUSTER_TODO_UPDATE_STATE|CLUSTER_TODO_SAVE_CONFIG);
 }