diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 936c2bf24ad..85cb2accc32 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -6134,7 +6134,7 @@ StartupXLOG(void)
 		 */
 		SpinLockAcquire(&xlogctl->info_lck);
 		xlogctl->replayEndRecPtr = ReadRecPtr;
-		xlogctl->recoveryLastRecPtr = ReadRecPtr;
+		xlogctl->recoveryLastRecPtr = EndRecPtr;
 		xlogctl->recoveryLastXTime = 0;
 		SpinLockRelease(&xlogctl->info_lck);