diff --git a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/receivelog.c b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/receivelog.c
index 8ca3882a72927d3ffc3c600b0d30e5e27c592fb9..2e03c65fffffda6c3105c408391a8eed144d3514 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/receivelog.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/receivelog.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ ReceiveXlogStream(PGconn *conn, XLogRecPtr startpos, uint32 timeline, char *sysi
 			char		replybuf[sizeof(StandbyReplyMessage) + 1];
 			StandbyReplyMessage *replymsg = (StandbyReplyMessage *) (replybuf + 1);
 
-			replymsg->write = blockpos;
+			replymsg->write = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
 			replymsg->flush = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
 			replymsg->apply = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
 			replymsg->sendTime = now;