diff --git a/cdc/redo/writer/writer.go b/cdc/redo/writer/writer.go
index 500a6c9f065..6d18ff2b893 100644
--- a/cdc/redo/writer/writer.go
+++ b/cdc/redo/writer/writer.go
@@ -508,12 +508,13 @@ func (l *LogWriter) maybeUpdateMeta(checkpointTs, resolvedTs uint64) ([]byte, er
 	l.metaLock.Lock()
 	defer l.metaLock.Unlock()
 
+	// NOTE: both checkpoint and resolved can regress if a cdc instance restarts.
 	hasChange := false
 	if checkpointTs > l.meta.CheckpointTs {
 		l.meta.CheckpointTs = checkpointTs
 		hasChange = true
 	} else if checkpointTs > 0 && checkpointTs != l.meta.CheckpointTs {
-		log.Panic("flushLogMeta with a regressed checkpoint ts",
+		log.Warn("flushLogMeta with a regressed checkpoint ts, ignore",
 			zap.Uint64("currCheckpointTs", l.meta.CheckpointTs),
 			zap.Uint64("recvCheckpointTs", checkpointTs))
 	}
@@ -521,7 +522,7 @@ func (l *LogWriter) maybeUpdateMeta(checkpointTs, resolvedTs uint64) ([]byte, er
 		l.meta.ResolvedTs = resolvedTs
 		hasChange = true
 	} else if resolvedTs > 0 && resolvedTs != l.meta.ResolvedTs {
-		log.Panic("flushLogMeta with a regressed resolved ts",
+		log.Warn("flushLogMeta with a regressed resolved ts, ignore",
 			zap.Uint64("currCheckpointTs", l.meta.ResolvedTs),
 			zap.Uint64("recvCheckpointTs", resolvedTs))
 	}
diff --git a/cdc/redo/writer/writer_test.go b/cdc/redo/writer/writer_test.go
index 65acad9b67d..fb2b7b8e972 100644
--- a/cdc/redo/writer/writer_test.go
+++ b/cdc/redo/writer/writer_test.go
@@ -346,6 +346,23 @@ func TestLogWriterFlushLog(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// checkpoint or meta regress should be ignored correctly.
+func TestLogWriterRegress(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	writer, err := NewLogWriter(context.Background(), &LogWriterConfig{
+		Dir:          dir,
+		ChangeFeedID: model.DefaultChangeFeedID("test-log-writer-regress"),
+		CaptureID:    "cp",
+		S3Storage:    false,
+	})
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.Nil(t, writer.FlushLog(context.Background(), 2, 4))
+	require.Nil(t, writer.FlushLog(context.Background(), 1, 3))
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(2), writer.meta.CheckpointTs)
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(4), writer.meta.ResolvedTs)
+	_ = writer.Close()
+}
+
 func TestNewLogWriter(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := NewLogWriter(context.Background(), nil)
 	require.NotNil(t, err)