diff --git a/cmd/bucket-replication.go b/cmd/bucket-replication.go
index fef2e0d0e..c3f6e428a 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-replication.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-replication.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func checkReplicateDelete(ctx context.Context, bucket string, dobj ObjectToDelet
 		Name:         dobj.ObjectName,
 		SSEC:         crypto.SSEC.IsEncrypted(oi.UserDefined),
 		UserTags:     oi.UserTags,
-		DeleteMarker: true,
+		DeleteMarker: oi.DeleteMarker,
 		VersionID:    dobj.VersionID,
 	}
 	return oi.DeleteMarker, rcfg.Replicate(opts)