diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
index 8a0755eea98..21894f614eb 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ The commands accepted in walsender mode are:
       </term>
       <listitem>
       <para>
-       Current xlog write location. Useful to get a known location in the
+       Current xlog flush location. Useful to get a known location in the
        transaction log where streaming can start.
       </para>
       </listitem>
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/walsender.c b/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
index 33d038a3770..ee6eb2f21cd 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ IdentifySystem(void)
 			 GetSystemIdentifier());
 	snprintf(tli, sizeof(tli), "%u", ThisTimeLineID);
 
-	logptr = GetInsertRecPtr();
+	logptr = GetFlushRecPtr();
 
 	snprintf(xpos, sizeof(xpos), "%X/%X",
 			 logptr.xlogid, logptr.xrecoff);