diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index b7d2ddbbdcf..fc19f40a2e3 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1113,11 +1113,11 @@ heapam_scan_analyze_next_tuple(TableScanDesc scan, TransactionId OldestXmin,
 				 * concurrent transaction never commits.
 				 */
 				if (TransactionIdIsCurrentTransactionId(HeapTupleHeaderGetUpdateXid(targtuple->t_data)))
-					deadrows += 1;
+					*deadrows += 1;
 				else
 				{
 					sample_it = true;
-					liverows += 1;
+					*liverows += 1;
 				}
 				break;