diff --git a/src/bin/pg_rewind/pg_rewind.c b/src/bin/pg_rewind/pg_rewind.c
index f7f3b8227fd..53110e0f4bf 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_rewind/pg_rewind.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_rewind/pg_rewind.c
@@ -873,6 +873,7 @@ getTimelineHistory(TimeLineID tli, bool is_source, int *nentries)
 		pg_free(histfile);
 	}
 
+	/* In debugging mode, print what we read */
 	if (debug)
 	{
 		int			i;
@@ -882,10 +883,7 @@ getTimelineHistory(TimeLineID tli, bool is_source, int *nentries)
 		else
 			pg_log_debug("Target timeline history:");
 
-		/*
-		 * Print the target timeline history.
-		 */
-		for (i = 0; i < targetNentries; i++)
+		for (i = 0; i < *nentries; i++)
 		{
 			TimeLineHistoryEntry *entry;