diff --git a/src/bin/pg_rewind/pg_rewind.c b/src/bin/pg_rewind/pg_rewind.c
index 789f2ffe2c2..2b487e241c5 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_rewind/pg_rewind.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_rewind/pg_rewind.c
@@ -645,6 +645,7 @@ getTimelineHistory(ControlFileData *controlFile, int *nentries)
 		pg_free(histfile);
 	}
 
+	/* In debugging mode, print what we read */
 	if (debug)
 	{
 		int			i;
@@ -656,10 +657,7 @@ getTimelineHistory(ControlFileData *controlFile, int *nentries)
 		else
 			Assert(false);
 
-		/*
-		 * Print the target timeline history.
-		 */
-		for (i = 0; i < targetNentries; i++)
+		for (i = 0; i < *nentries; i++)
 		{
 			TimeLineHistoryEntry *entry;