diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 0ed477717a..6c2181ce8e 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -5936,7 +5936,7 @@ recoveryStopsAfter(XLogReaderState *record)
 	uint8		info;
 	uint8		xact_info;
 	uint8		rmid;
-	TimestampTz recordXtime;
+	TimestampTz recordXtime = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Ignore recovery target settings when not in archive recovery (meaning