diff --git a/pageserver/src/layered_repository.rs b/pageserver/src/layered_repository.rs
index a83907430e..d10c795214 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/layered_repository.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/layered_repository.rs
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ impl LayeredTimeline {
             }),
             disk_consistent_lsn: AtomicLsn::new(metadata.disk_consistent_lsn().0),
 
-            last_freeze_at: AtomicLsn::new(0),
+            last_freeze_at: AtomicLsn::new(metadata.disk_consistent_lsn().0),
 
             ancestor_timeline: ancestor,
             ancestor_lsn: metadata.ancestor_lsn(),