diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 3d6046eacfd..9328ad38f4d 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -6763,7 +6763,7 @@ StartupXLOG(void)
 				/* Pop the error context stack */
 				error_context_stack = errcontext.previous;
 
-				if (!XLogRecPtrIsInvalid(ControlFile->backupStartPoint) &&
+				if (!XLogRecPtrIsInvalid(ControlFile->backupEndPoint) &&
 					XLByteLE(ControlFile->backupEndPoint, EndRecPtr))
 				{
 					/*