diff --git a/src/doveadm/dsync/dsync-mailbox-import.c b/src/doveadm/dsync/dsync-mailbox-import.c
index aebf02e9eb..657b9c5c51 100644
--- a/src/doveadm/dsync/dsync-mailbox-import.c
+++ b/src/doveadm/dsync/dsync-mailbox-import.c
@@ -751,6 +751,11 @@ static bool dsync_mailbox_try_save_cur(struct dsync_mailbox_importer *importer,
 		/* add a record for local mail */
 		i_assert(importer->cur_mail != NULL);
 		if (importer->revert_local_changes) {
+			if (save_change == NULL) {
+				dsync_mailbox_revert_existing_uid(importer, importer->cur_mail->uid,
+					t_strdup_printf("highest than remote's UIDs (remote UIDNEXT=%u)", importer->remote_uid_next));
+				return TRUE;
+			}
 			mail_expunge(importer->cur_mail);
 			importer->cur_mail_skip = TRUE;
 			importer->next_local_seq++;