diff --git a/src/object.c b/src/object.c
index 8a911d334..6e5e94769 100644
--- a/src/object.c
+++ b/src/object.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ void trimStringObjectIfNeeded(robj *o, int trim_small_values) {
 }
 
 /* Try to encode a string object in order to save space */
-robj *tryObjectEncoding(robj *o) {
+robj *tryObjectEncodingEx(robj *o, int try_trim) {
     long value;
     sds s = o->ptr;
     size_t len;
@@ -694,12 +694,17 @@ robj *tryObjectEncoding(robj *o) {
 
     /* We can't encode the object...
      * Do the last try, and at least optimize the SDS string inside */
-    trimStringObjectIfNeeded(o, 0);
+    if (try_trim)
+        trimStringObjectIfNeeded(o, 0);
 
     /* Return the original object. */
     return o;
 }
 
+robj *tryObjectEncoding(robj *o) {
+    return tryObjectEncodingEx(o, 1);
+}
+
 /* Get a decoded version of an encoded object (returned as a new object).
  * If the object is already raw-encoded just increment the ref count. */
 robj *getDecodedObject(robj *o) {
diff --git a/src/rdb.c b/src/rdb.c
index c52d8faf7..71a49e99b 100644
--- a/src/rdb.c
+++ b/src/rdb.c
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ robj *rdbLoadObject(int rdbtype, rio *rdb, sds key, int dbid, int *error) {
     if (rdbtype == RDB_TYPE_STRING) {
         /* Read string value */
         if ((o = rdbLoadEncodedStringObject(rdb)) == NULL) return NULL;
-        o = tryObjectEncoding(o);
+        o = tryObjectEncodingEx(o, 0);
     } else if (rdbtype == RDB_TYPE_LIST) {
         /* Read list value */
         if ((len = rdbLoadLen(rdb,NULL)) == RDB_LENERR) return NULL;
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index b0cf27927..755a79dae 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -2738,6 +2738,7 @@ robj *dupStringObject(const robj *o);
 int isSdsRepresentableAsLongLong(sds s, long long *llval);
 int isObjectRepresentableAsLongLong(robj *o, long long *llongval);
 robj *tryObjectEncoding(robj *o);
+robj *tryObjectEncodingEx(robj *o, int try_trim);
 robj *getDecodedObject(robj *o);
 size_t stringObjectLen(robj *o);
 robj *createStringObjectFromLongLong(long long value);