diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
index 08c2f008936..87741f3b374 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ 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 7deaa82fd64..94da622f057 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ IdentifySystem(void)
 			 GetSystemIdentifier());
 	snprintf(tli, sizeof(tli), "%u", ThisTimeLineID);
 
-	logptr = am_cascading_walsender ? GetStandbyFlushRecPtr(NULL) : GetInsertRecPtr();
+	logptr = am_cascading_walsender ? GetStandbyFlushRecPtr(NULL) : GetFlushRecPtr();
 
 	snprintf(xpos, sizeof(xpos), "%X/%X",
 			 logptr.xlogid, logptr.xrecoff);