diff --git a/src/test/recovery/t/002_archiving.pl b/src/test/recovery/t/002_archiving.pl
index c8f5ffbaf0..1032d8a388 100644
--- a/src/test/recovery/t/002_archiving.pl
+++ b/src/test/recovery/t/002_archiving.pl
@@ -44,13 +44,14 @@ $node_standby->start;
 # Create some content on primary
 $node_primary->safe_psql('postgres',
 	"CREATE TABLE tab_int AS SELECT generate_series(1,1000) AS a");
-my $current_lsn =
-  $node_primary->safe_psql('postgres', "SELECT pg_current_wal_lsn();");
 
 # Note the presence of this checkpoint for the archive_cleanup_command
 # check done below, before switching to a new segment.
 $node_primary->safe_psql('postgres', "CHECKPOINT");
 
+my $current_lsn =
+  $node_primary->safe_psql('postgres', "SELECT pg_current_wal_lsn();");
+
 # Force archiving of WAL file to make it present on primary
 $node_primary->safe_psql('postgres', "SELECT pg_switch_wal()");