diff --git a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/Journal.java b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/Journal.java
index e49324b42ad..5b60eae2e8a 100644
--- a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/Journal.java
+++ b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/Journal.java
@@ -511,9 +511,9 @@ public void run() {
             boolean shouldForceWrite = true;
             int numReqInLastForceWrite = 0;
             long busyStartTime = System.nanoTime();
+            boolean forceWriteMarkerSent = false;
             while (running) {
                 ForceWriteRequest req = null;
-                boolean forceWriteMarkerSent = false;
                 try {
                     forceWriteThreadTime.add(MathUtils.elapsedNanos(busyStartTime));
                     req = forceWriteRequests.take();