diff --git a/cmd/admin-handlers.go b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
index b14b26f72..6e41b3640 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
@@ -780,7 +780,8 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) HealSetsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 			go func(setNumber int) {
 				defer wg.Done()
 				lbDisks := z.serverSets[0].sets[setNumber].getOnlineDisks()
-				if err := healErasureSet(ctx, setNumber, opts.sleepForIO, opts.sleepDuration, buckets, lbDisks); err != nil {
+				setDriveCount := z.SetDriveCount()
+				if err := healErasureSet(ctx, setNumber, setDriveCount, opts.sleepForIO, opts.sleepDuration, buckets, lbDisks); err != nil {
 					logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
 				}
 			}(setNumber)
diff --git a/cmd/background-newdisks-heal-ops.go b/cmd/background-newdisks-heal-ops.go
index 15ac3ec8c..017e819b0 100644
--- a/cmd/background-newdisks-heal-ops.go
+++ b/cmd/background-newdisks-heal-ops.go
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ func monitorLocalDisksAndHeal(ctx context.Context, z *erasureServerSets, bgSeq *
 						logger.Info("Healing disk '%s' on %s zone", disk, humanize.Ordinal(i+1))
 
 						lbDisks := z.serverSets[i].sets[setIndex].getOnlineDisks()
-						if err := healErasureSet(ctx, setIndex, 10, time.Second, buckets, lbDisks); err != nil {
+						setDriveCount := z.SetDriveCount()
+						if err := healErasureSet(ctx, setIndex, setDriveCount, 10, time.Second, buckets, lbDisks); err != nil {
 							logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
 							continue
 						}
diff --git a/cmd/global-heal.go b/cmd/global-heal.go
index 2d2973fb5..03d91c2c1 100644
--- a/cmd/global-heal.go
+++ b/cmd/global-heal.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func getLocalBackgroundHealStatus() (madmin.BgHealState, bool) {
 }
 
 // healErasureSet lists and heals all objects in a specific erasure set
-func healErasureSet(ctx context.Context, setIndex int, maxIO int, maxSleep time.Duration, buckets []BucketInfo, disks []StorageAPI) error {
+func healErasureSet(ctx context.Context, setIndex int, setDriveCount int, maxIO int, maxSleep time.Duration, buckets []BucketInfo, disks []StorageAPI) error {
 	// Get background heal sequence to send elements to heal
 	var bgSeq *healSequence
 	var ok bool
@@ -128,59 +128,69 @@ func healErasureSet(ctx context.Context, setIndex int, maxIO int, maxSleep time.
 	}) // add metadata .minio.sys/ bucket prefixes to heal
 
 	// Heal all buckets with all objects
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	for _, bucket := range buckets {
-		// Heal current bucket
-		bgSeq.sourceCh <- healSource{
-			bucket: bucket.Name,
-		}
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(bucket BucketInfo, disks []StorageAPI) {
+			defer wg.Done()
 
-		var entryChs []FileInfoVersionsCh
-		var mu sync.Mutex
-		var wg sync.WaitGroup
-		for _, disk := range disks {
-			disk := disk
-			wg.Add(1)
-			go func() {
-				defer wg.Done()
-				entryCh, err := disk.WalkVersions(ctx, bucket.Name, "", "", true, ctx.Done())
-				if err != nil {
-					// Disk walk returned error, ignore it.
-					return
-				}
-				mu.Lock()
-				entryChs = append(entryChs, FileInfoVersionsCh{
-					Ch: entryCh,
-				})
-				mu.Unlock()
-			}()
-		}
-		wg.Wait()
-
-		entriesValid := make([]bool, len(entryChs))
-		entries := make([]FileInfoVersions, len(entryChs))
-
-		for {
-			entry, _, ok := lexicallySortedEntryVersions(entryChs, entries, entriesValid)
-			if !ok {
-				break
+			// Heal current bucket
+			bgSeq.sourceCh <- healSource{
+				bucket: bucket.Name,
 			}
 
-			for _, version := range entry.Versions {
-				hsrc := healSource{
-					bucket:    bucket.Name,
-					object:    version.Name,
-					versionID: version.VersionID,
+			var entryChs []FileInfoVersionsCh
+			var mu sync.Mutex
+			var wwg sync.WaitGroup
+			for _, disk := range disks {
+				wwg.Add(1)
+				go func(disk StorageAPI) {
+					defer wwg.Done()
+					entryCh, err := disk.WalkVersions(ctx, bucket.Name, "", "", true, ctx.Done())
+					if err != nil {
+						// Disk walk returned error, ignore it.
+						return
+					}
+					mu.Lock()
+					entryChs = append(entryChs, FileInfoVersionsCh{
+						Ch: entryCh,
+					})
+					mu.Unlock()
+				}(disk)
+			}
+			wwg.Wait()
+
+			entriesValid := make([]bool, len(entryChs))
+			entries := make([]FileInfoVersions, len(entryChs))
+
+			for {
+				entry, quorumCount, ok := lexicallySortedEntryVersions(entryChs, entries, entriesValid)
+				if !ok {
+					break
 				}
-				hsrc.throttle.maxIO = maxIO
-				hsrc.throttle.maxSleep = maxSleep
-				if err := bgSeq.queueHealTask(ctx, hsrc, madmin.HealItemObject); err != nil {
-					if !isErrObjectNotFound(err) && !isErrVersionNotFound(err) {
-						logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
+
+				if quorumCount == setDriveCount {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				for _, version := range entry.Versions {
+					hsrc := healSource{
+						bucket:    bucket.Name,
+						object:    version.Name,
+						versionID: version.VersionID,
+					}
+					hsrc.throttle.maxIO = maxIO
+					hsrc.throttle.maxSleep = maxSleep
+					if err := bgSeq.queueHealTask(ctx, hsrc, madmin.HealItemObject); err != nil {
+						if !isErrObjectNotFound(err) && !isErrVersionNotFound(err) {
+							logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
-		}
+		}(bucket, disks)
 	}
+	wg.Wait()
 
 	return nil
 }