diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/worker.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/worker.c
index 11e6331f49..ff62303638 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/worker.c
@@ -1089,6 +1089,8 @@ UpdateWorkerStats(XLogRecPtr last_lsn, TimestampTz send_time, bool reply)
 static void
 LogicalRepApplyLoop(XLogRecPtr last_received)
 {
+	TimestampTz last_recv_timestamp = GetCurrentTimestamp();
+
 	/*
 	 * Init the ApplyMessageContext which we clean up after each replication
 	 * protocol message.
@@ -1107,7 +1109,6 @@ LogicalRepApplyLoop(XLogRecPtr last_received)
 		int			len;
 		char	   *buf = NULL;
 		bool		endofstream = false;
-		TimestampTz last_recv_timestamp = GetCurrentTimestamp();
 		bool		ping_sent = false;
 		long		wait_time;