diff --git a/cmd/erasure.go b/cmd/erasure.go
index 94ddb2f63..838458b5e 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure.go
@@ -543,9 +543,13 @@ func (er erasureObjects) nsScanner(ctx context.Context, buckets []BucketInfo, wa
 				}
 
 				wg.Wait()
+				// Flatten for upstream, but save full state.
 				var root dataUsageEntry
 				if r := cache.root(); r != nil {
 					root = cache.flatten(*r)
+					if root.ReplicationStats.empty() {
+						root.ReplicationStats = nil
+					}
 				}
 				select {
 				case <-ctx.Done():