diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogreader.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogreader.c
index 456cdab461e..6e574b8df9b 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogreader.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogreader.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ restart:
 			 */
 			if (pageHeader->xlp_info & XLP_FIRST_IS_OVERWRITE_CONTRECORD)
 			{
-				state->overwrittenRecPtr = state->currRecPtr;
+				state->overwrittenRecPtr = RecPtr;
 				ResetDecoder(state);
 				RecPtr = targetPagePtr;
 				goto restart;