diff --git a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/receivelog.c b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/receivelog.c
index 9dd94e1140683ee7ec2c44cb8d1866b980ff7b46..1e1ce59a79d198bdab4f29fe518994794492898b 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/receivelog.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/receivelog.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ ReceiveXlogStream(PGconn *conn, XLogRecPtr startpos, uint32 timeline, char *sysi
 			char		replybuf[sizeof(StandbyReplyMessage) + 1];
 			StandbyReplyMessage *replymsg = (StandbyReplyMessage *) (replybuf + 1);
 
-			replymsg->write = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
+			replymsg->write = blockpos;
 			replymsg->flush = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
 			replymsg->apply = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
 			replymsg->sendTime = now;