diff --git a/includes/admin/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php b/includes/admin/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php
index e683beec7fb..0c27de9a113 100644
--- a/includes/admin/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php
+++ b/includes/admin/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php
@@ -1010,6 +1010,7 @@ class WC_Meta_Box_Product_Data {
 					    WHERE $wpdb->posts.post_type = 'product'
 					    AND $wpdb->posts.post_status = 'publish'
 					    AND $wpdb->postmeta.meta_key = '_sku' AND $wpdb->postmeta.meta_value = '%s'
+					    AND $wpdb->postmeta.post_id <> $post_id LIMIT 1
 					 ", $new_sku ) )
 					) {