diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/DAGScheduler.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/DAGScheduler.scala
index 531581dbd5909..c6029675eab0e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/DAGScheduler.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/DAGScheduler.scala
@@ -1126,7 +1126,10 @@ class DAGScheduler(
       case FetchFailed(bmAddress, shuffleId, mapId, reduceId, failureMessage) =>
         val failedStage = stageIdToStage(task.stageId)
         val mapStage = shuffleToMapStage(shuffleId)
-        if (failedStage.attemptId - 1 > task.stageAttemptId) {
+
+        // failedStage.attemptId is already on the next attempt, so we have to use
+        // failedStage.latestInfo.attemptId
+        if (failedStage.latestInfo.attemptId != task.stageAttemptId) {
           logInfo(s"Ignoring fetch failure from $task as it's from $failedStage attempt" +
             s" ${task.stageAttemptId}, which has already failed")
         } else {
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/Stage.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/Stage.scala
index c59d6e4f5bc04..14ab2b86e1b77 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/Stage.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/Stage.scala
@@ -77,7 +77,13 @@ private[spark] abstract class Stage(
     id
   }
 
-  def attemptId: Int = nextAttemptId
+  /**
+   * The id for the **next** stage attempt.
+   *
+   * The unusual meaning of this method means its unlikely to hold the value you are interested in
+   * -- you probably want to use [[latestInfo.attemptId]]
+   */
+  private[spark] def attemptId: Int = nextAttemptId
 
   override final def hashCode(): Int = id
   override final def equals(other: Any): Boolean = other match {