diff --git a/CRM/Export/BAO/ExportProcessor.php b/CRM/Export/BAO/ExportProcessor.php
index 31ad915d3e2d6ba2a63f1cc223e2550be4d1f71d..100b8892edcd49c072e36022d48312f1718b5399 100644
--- a/CRM/Export/BAO/ExportProcessor.php
+++ b/CRM/Export/BAO/ExportProcessor.php
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ class CRM_Export_BAO_ExportProcessor {
    */
   public function setRelationshipValue($relationshipType, $contactID, $field, $value) {
     $this->relatedContactValues[$relationshipType][$contactID][$field] = $value;
-    if ($field === 'id') {
+    if ($field === 'id' && $this->isHouseholdMergeRelationshipTypeKey($relationshipType)) {
       $this->householdsToSkip[] = $value;
     }
   }