diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c
index 061c7e1ff5b..e3dc1138c4e 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c
@@ -3880,11 +3880,6 @@ WaitForWALToBecomeAvailable(XLogRecPtr RecPtr, bool randAccess,
 						}
 						curFileTLI = tli;
 						SetInstallXLogFileSegmentActive();
-						RequestXLogStreaming(tli, ptr, PrimaryConnInfo,
-											 PrimarySlotName,
-											 wal_receiver_create_temp_slot);
-						flushedUpto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
-
 						/*
 						 * RequestXLogStreaming() rounds ptr down to a segment
 						 * boundary and leaves flushedUpto unchanged on a
@@ -3911,6 +3906,11 @@ WaitForWALToBecomeAvailable(XLogRecPtr RecPtr, bool randAccess,
 								ResetWalRcvApplyFlushRecPtr(ptr);
 							}
 						}
+
+						RequestXLogStreaming(tli, ptr, PrimaryConnInfo,
+											 PrimarySlotName,
+											 wal_receiver_create_temp_slot);
+						flushedUpto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
 					}
 
 					/*