diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 1d1e47b588c946d36fed7eef15c30c299a5bfdec..5df6063be99c43349634a2a0d4c00931b5fab9ec 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -8415,6 +8415,13 @@ CreateRestartPoint(int flags)
 
 		KeepLogSeg(endptr, &_logId, &_logSeg);
 		PrevLogSeg(_logId, _logSeg);
+
+		/*
+		 * Update ThisTimeLineID to the recovery target timeline, so that
+		 * we install any recycled segments on the correct timeline.
+		 */
+		ThisTimeLineID = GetRecoveryTargetTLI();
+
 		RemoveOldXlogFiles(_logId, _logSeg, endptr);
 
 		/*