diff --git a/app/code/Magento/CatalogUrlRewrite/Model/CategoryUrlRewriteGenerator.php b/app/code/Magento/CatalogUrlRewrite/Model/CategoryUrlRewriteGenerator.php
index 5775d6dffee4a..f32cd77433c17 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/CatalogUrlRewrite/Model/CategoryUrlRewriteGenerator.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/CatalogUrlRewrite/Model/CategoryUrlRewriteGenerator.php
@@ -124,13 +124,11 @@ protected function generateForGlobalScope(
         $mergeDataProvider = clone $this->mergeDataProviderPrototype;
         $categoryId = $category->getId();
         foreach ($category->getStoreIds() as $storeId) {
-            if ($storeId !== Store::DEFAULT_STORE_ID) {
-                $category = clone $category; // prevent undesired side effects on original object
-            }
-            $category->setStoreId($storeId);
             if (!$this->isGlobalScope($storeId)
                 && $this->isOverrideUrlsForStore($storeId, $categoryId, $overrideStoreUrls)
             ) {
+                $category = clone $category; // prevent undesired side effects on original object
+                $category->setStoreId($storeId);
                 $this->updateCategoryUrlForStore($storeId, $category);
                 $mergeDataProvider->merge($this->generateForSpecificStoreView($storeId, $category, $rootCategoryId));
             }