diff --git a/src/backend/commands/vacuum.c b/src/backend/commands/vacuum.c
index 9b5b79fdcc5..656b90eed36 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/vacuum.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/vacuum.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ vacuum_set_xid_limits(int freeze_min_age,
 		 * VACUUM schedule, the nightly VACUUM gets a chance to freeze tuples
 		 * before anti-wraparound autovacuum is launched.
 		 */
-		freezetable = freeze_min_age;
+		freezetable = freeze_table_age;
 		if (freezetable < 0)
 			freezetable = vacuum_freeze_table_age;
 		freezetable = Min(freezetable, autovacuum_freeze_max_age * 0.95);