diff --git a/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util.go b/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util.go
index fb1af676d4c..97a87848f60 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func copyDeploymentAnnotationsToReplicaSet(deployment *apps.Deployment, rs *apps
 		// newRS revision is updated automatically in getNewReplicaSet, and the deployment's revision number is then updated
 		// by copying its newRS revision number. We should not copy deployment's revision to its newRS, since the update of
 		// deployment revision number may fail (revision becomes stale) and the revision number in newRS is more reliable.
-		if skipCopyAnnotation(k) || rs.Annotations[k] == v {
+		if _, exist := rs.Annotations[k]; skipCopyAnnotation(k) || (exist && rs.Annotations[k] == v) {
 			continue
 		}
 		rs.Annotations[k] = v