diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/EditLogFileInputStream.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/EditLogFileInputStream.java
index 0ee15e5c755..a3cde925342 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/EditLogFileInputStream.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/EditLogFileInputStream.java
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ public class EditLogFileInputStream extends EditLogInputStream {
     CLOSED
   }
   private State state = State.UNINIT;
-  private InputStream fStream = null;
   private int logVersion = 0;
   private FSEditLogOp.Reader reader = null;
   private FSEditLogLoader.PositionTrackingInputStream tracker = null;
@@ -153,6 +152,7 @@ public class EditLogFileInputStream extends EditLogInputStream {
       throws LogHeaderCorruptException, IOException {
     Preconditions.checkState(state == State.UNINIT);
     BufferedInputStream bin = null;
+    InputStream fStream = null;
     try {
       fStream = log.getInputStream();
       bin = new BufferedInputStream(fStream);