diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord/dist_sender_rangefeed.go b/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord/dist_sender_rangefeed.go
index 3f2fb1d92e1d..0b3d7af24745 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord/dist_sender_rangefeed.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord/dist_sender_rangefeed.go
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ func (ds *DistSender) partialRangeFeed(
 			token = rangecache.EvictionToken{}
 		}
 		if errInfo.resolveSpan {
-			return divideSpanOnRangeBoundaries(ctx, ds, rs, active.StartAfter, sendSingleRangeInfo(rangeCh))
+			return divideSpanOnRangeBoundaries(ctx, ds, rs, startAfter, sendSingleRangeInfo(rangeCh))
 		}
 	}
 	return ctx.Err()