diff --git a/cmd/erasure-object.go b/cmd/erasure-object.go
index 51633c9a9..a8cad5693 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-object.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-object.go
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) putObject(ctx context.Context, bucket string, object st
 			}
 			if disk == nil {
 				parityDrives++
+				continue
 			}
 			di, err := disk.DiskInfo(ctx)
 			if err != nil || di.ID == "" {