diff --git a/src/contrib/cluster/Akka.Cluster.Sharding/ShardCoordinator.cs b/src/contrib/cluster/Akka.Cluster.Sharding/ShardCoordinator.cs
index 1b39526b6cf..01f7b95fa15 100644
--- a/src/contrib/cluster/Akka.Cluster.Sharding/ShardCoordinator.cs
+++ b/src/contrib/cluster/Akka.Cluster.Sharding/ShardCoordinator.cs
@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@ internal bool Active(object message)
 
                 case ResendShardHost m:
                     {
-                        if (State.Shards.TryGetValue(m.Shard, out var region) && region.Equals(region))
+                        if (State.Shards.TryGetValue(m.Shard, out var region) && region.Equals(m.Region))
                             SendHostShardMsg(m.Shard, region);
                         else
                         {