diff --git a/db/memtable.cc b/db/memtable.cc
index 3801b67a9..dfef13a15 100644
--- a/db/memtable.cc
+++ b/db/memtable.cc
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ Status MemTable::Add(SequenceNumber s, ValueType type,
         earliest_seqno_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
     while (
         (cur_earliest_seqno == kMaxSequenceNumber || s < cur_earliest_seqno) &&
-        !first_seqno_.compare_exchange_weak(cur_earliest_seqno, s)) {
+        !earliest_seqno_.compare_exchange_weak(cur_earliest_seqno, s)) {
     }
   }
   if (type == kTypeRangeDeletion) {