diff --git a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/PulsarClientImpl.java b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/PulsarClientImpl.java
index 0f6f447bdf3b6..4d44ea903507a 100644
--- a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/PulsarClientImpl.java
+++ b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/PulsarClientImpl.java
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ private void shutdownExecutors() throws PulsarClientException {
         }
         if (createdScheduledProviders && scheduledExecutorProvider != null && !scheduledExecutorProvider.isShutdown()) {
             try {
-                externalExecutorProvider.shutdownNow();
+                scheduledExecutorProvider.shutdownNow();
             } catch (Throwable t) {
                 log.warn("Failed to shutdown scheduledExecutorProvider", t);
                 pulsarClientException = PulsarClientException.unwrap(t);