diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 419ec7d3d86..1174dd5beb8 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -5972,7 +5972,7 @@ recoveryStopsAfter(XLogReaderState *record)
 	uint8		info;
 	uint8		xact_info;
 	uint8		rmid;
-	TimestampTz recordXtime;
+	TimestampTz recordXtime = 0;
 
 	info = XLogRecGetInfo(record) & ~XLR_INFO_MASK;
 	rmid = XLogRecGetRmid(record);