diff --git a/cmd/generic-handlers.go b/cmd/generic-handlers.go
index c33d2f2e7..996c84ad2 100644
--- a/cmd/generic-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/generic-handlers.go
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ func setBucketForwardingMiddleware(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		}
 		if globalDNSConfig == nil || !globalBucketFederation ||
 			guessIsHealthCheckReq(r) || guessIsMetricsReq(r) ||
-			guessIsRPCReq(r) || guessIsLoginSTSReq(r) || isAdminReq(r) {
+			guessIsRPCReq(r) || guessIsLoginSTSReq(r) || isAdminReq(r) || isKMSReq(r) {
 			h.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 			return
 		}