diff --git a/pkg/election/leadership.go b/pkg/election/leadership.go
index e71a8dd974b..c5d4d80dc6e 100644
--- a/pkg/election/leadership.go
+++ b/pkg/election/leadership.go
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ func (ls *Leadership) Watch(serverCtx context.Context, revision int64) {
 
 		watchChan := watcher.Watch(watchChanCtx, ls.leaderKey, clientv3.WithRev(revision))
 		lastHealthyTime = time.Now()
+	WatchChan:
 		select {
 		case <-serverCtx.Done():
 			// server closed, return
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ func (ls *Leadership) Watch(serverCtx context.Context, revision int64) {
 				watchChanCancel()
 				continue
 			}
+			goto WatchChan // use goto to avoid to create a new watchChan
 		case wresp := <-watchChan:
 			// meet compacted error, use the compact revision.
 			if wresp.CompactRevision != 0 {
@@ -267,8 +269,8 @@ func (ls *Leadership) Watch(serverCtx context.Context, revision int64) {
 				}
 			}
 			revision = wresp.Header.Revision + 1
+			goto WatchChan // use goto to avoid to create a new watchChan
 		}
-		watchChanCancel()
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/election/leadership_test.go b/pkg/election/leadership_test.go
index 5e98f7a5d36..5a394de56e1 100644
--- a/pkg/election/leadership_test.go
+++ b/pkg/election/leadership_test.go
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ func TestExitWatch(t *testing.T) {
 	re := require.New(t)
 	leaderKey := "/test_leader"
 	re.NoError(failpoint.Enable("github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/election/fastTick", "return(true)"))
+	re.NoError(failpoint.Enable("github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/utils/etcdutil/fastTick", "return(true)"))
 	// Case1: close the client before the watch loop starts
 	checkExitWatch(t, leaderKey, func(server *embed.Etcd, client *clientv3.Client) {
 		re.NoError(failpoint.Enable("github.com/tikv/pd/server/delayWatcher", `pause`))
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ func TestExitWatch(t *testing.T) {
 		server.Close()
 	})
 	re.NoError(failpoint.Disable("github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/election/fastTick"))
+	re.NoError(failpoint.Disable("github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/utils/etcdutil/fastTick"))
 }
 
 func checkExitWatch(t *testing.T, leaderKey string, injectFunc func(server *embed.Etcd, client *clientv3.Client)) {
diff --git a/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil.go b/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil.go
index 9592d953310..dc1df7e4ca8 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil.go
@@ -675,13 +675,13 @@ func (lw *LoopWatcher) watch(ctx context.Context, revision int64) (nextRevision
 	defer watcher.Close()
 
 	for {
-	WatchChan:
 		// In order to prevent a watch stream being stuck in a partitioned node,
 		// make sure to wrap context with "WithRequireLeader".
 		watchChanCtx, watchChanCancel := context.WithCancel(clientv3.WithRequireLeader(ctx))
 		defer watchChanCancel()
 		opts := append(lw.opts, clientv3.WithRev(revision))
 		watchChan := watcher.Watch(watchChanCtx, lw.key, opts...)
+	WatchChan:
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return revision, nil
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ func (lw *LoopWatcher) watch(ctx context.Context, revision int64) (nextRevision
 					zap.String("key", lw.key), zap.Error(err))
 			}
 			watchChanCancel()
-			goto WatchChan
+			continue
 		case wresp := <-watchChan:
 			if wresp.CompactRevision != 0 {
 				log.Warn("required revision has been compacted, use the compact revision in watch loop",
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ func (lw *LoopWatcher) watch(ctx context.Context, revision int64) (nextRevision
 					zap.Int64("compact-revision", wresp.CompactRevision))
 				revision = wresp.CompactRevision
 				watchChanCancel()
-				goto WatchChan
+				continue
 			} else if wresp.Err() != nil { // wresp.Err() contains CompactRevision not equal to 0
 				log.Error("watcher is canceled in watch loop",
 					zap.Int64("revision", revision),
@@ -733,8 +733,8 @@ func (lw *LoopWatcher) watch(ctx context.Context, revision int64) (nextRevision
 					zap.String("key", lw.key), zap.Error(err))
 			}
 			revision = wresp.Header.Revision + 1
+			goto WatchChan // use goto to avoid to create a new watchChan
 		}
-		watchChanCancel()
 	}
 }