diff --git a/db/version_set.cc b/db/version_set.cc
index a07e7ec7bd4248..a5e0f77a6a9131 100644
--- a/db/version_set.cc
+++ b/db/version_set.cc
@@ -1017,6 +1017,9 @@ Status VersionSet::Recover(bool *save_manifest) {
 
 bool VersionSet::ReuseManifest(const std::string& dscname,
                                const std::string& dscbase) {
+  if (!options_->reuse_logs) {
+    return false;
+  }
   FileType manifest_type;
   uint64_t manifest_number;
   uint64_t manifest_size;