diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c
index 4fdb549099..7975a71803 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c
@@ -8507,10 +8507,10 @@ heap_xlog_delete(XLogReaderState *record)
 			PageClearAllVisible(page);
 
 		/* Make sure t_ctid is set correctly */
+		htup->t_ctid = target_tid;
 		if (xlrec->flags & XLH_DELETE_IS_PARTITION_MOVE)
 			HeapTupleHeaderSetMovedPartitions(htup);
-		else
-			htup->t_ctid = target_tid;
+
 		PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 		MarkBufferDirty(buffer);
 	}