diff --git a/tools/db_bench_tool.cc b/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
index 789c83566..37cec5155 100644
--- a/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
+++ b/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
@@ -5287,11 +5287,11 @@ class Benchmark {
         ts_ptr = &ts_ret;
       }
       Status s;
+      pinnable_val.Reset();
       if (FLAGS_num_column_families > 1) {
         s = db_with_cfh->db->Get(options, db_with_cfh->GetCfh(key_rand), key,
                                  &pinnable_val, ts_ptr);
       } else {
-        pinnable_val.Reset();
         s = db_with_cfh->db->Get(options,
                                  db_with_cfh->db->DefaultColumnFamily(), key,
                                  &pinnable_val, ts_ptr);