diff --git a/contrib/pg_tde/src/catalog/tde_principal_key.c b/contrib/pg_tde/src/catalog/tde_principal_key.c
index c30caf7e276..83d3d716966 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_tde/src/catalog/tde_principal_key.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_tde/src/catalog/tde_principal_key.c
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ pg_tde_rotate_default_key_for_database(TDEPrincipalKey *oldKey, TDEPrincipalKey
 	newKey->keyInfo.databaseId = oldKey->keyInfo.databaseId;
 
 	/* key rotation */
-	is_rotated = pg_tde_perform_rotate_key(newKey, oldKey);
+	is_rotated = pg_tde_perform_rotate_key(oldKey, newKey);
 
 	if (is_rotated && (!TDEisInGlobalSpace(newKey->keyInfo.databaseId)))
 	{