diff --git a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
index 8f76cf448..9cd2c0416 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
@@ -1114,11 +1114,13 @@ func (z *erasureServerPools) Decommission(ctx context.Context, indices ...int) e
 		return err
 	}
 
-	for _, idx := range indices {
-		// decommission all pools serially one after
-		// the other.
-		z.doDecommissionInRoutine(ctx, idx)
-	}
+	go func() {
+		for _, idx := range indices {
+			// decommission all pools serially one after
+			// the other.
+			z.doDecommissionInRoutine(ctx, idx)
+		}
+	}()
 
 	// Successfully started decommissioning.
 	return nil