diff --git a/syncer/status.go b/syncer/status.go
index 72c6de2e4a..acab8dfd45 100644
--- a/syncer/status.go
+++ b/syncer/status.go
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/dm/syncer/metrics"
 )
 
-// Status implements Unit.Status
-// it returns status, but does not calc status.
+// Status implements Unit.Status.
 func (s *Syncer) Status(sourceStatus *binlog.SourceStatus) interface{} {
 	syncerLocation := s.checkpoint.FlushedGlobalPoint()
 	st := &pb.SyncStatus{
@@ -95,10 +94,8 @@ func (s *Syncer) printStatus(sourceStatus *binlog.SourceStatus) {
 		return
 	}
 	now := time.Now()
-	s.lastTime.RLock()
-	seconds := now.Unix() - s.lastTime.t.Unix()
-	s.lastTime.RUnlock()
-	totalSeconds := now.Unix() - s.start.Unix()
+	seconds := now.Unix() - s.lastTime.Load().Unix()
+	totalSeconds := now.Unix() - s.start.Load().Unix()
 	last := s.lastCount.Load()
 	total := s.count.Load()
 
@@ -106,7 +103,7 @@ func (s *Syncer) printStatus(sourceStatus *binlog.SourceStatus) {
 	lastBinlogSize := s.lastBinlogSizeCount.Load()
 
 	tps, totalTps := int64(0), int64(0)
-	if seconds > 0 {
+	if seconds > 0 && totalSeconds > 0 {
 		tps = (total - last) / seconds
 		totalTps = total / totalSeconds
 
@@ -149,9 +146,7 @@ func (s *Syncer) printStatus(sourceStatus *binlog.SourceStatus) {
 
 	s.lastCount.Store(total)
 	s.lastBinlogSizeCount.Store(totalBinlogSize)
-	s.lastTime.Lock()
-	s.lastTime.t = time.Now()
-	s.lastTime.Unlock()
+	s.lastTime.Store(time.Now())
 	s.totalTps.Store(totalTps)
 	s.tps.Store(tps)
 }
diff --git a/syncer/status_test.go b/syncer/status_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa0ed4fa65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syncer/status_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package syncer
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/go-mysql-org/go-mysql/mysql"
+	. "github.com/pingcap/check"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+
+	"github.com/pingcap/dm/dm/config"
+	"github.com/pingcap/dm/dm/pb"
+	"github.com/pingcap/dm/pkg/binlog"
+	tcontext "github.com/pingcap/dm/pkg/context"
+	"github.com/pingcap/dm/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/pingcap/dm/syncer/shardddl"
+)
+
+var _ = Suite(&statusSuite{})
+
+type statusSuite struct{}
+
+func (t *statusSuite) TestStatusRace(c *C) {
+	s := &Syncer{}
+
+	l := log.With(zap.String("unit test", "TestStatueRace"))
+	s.tctx = tcontext.Background().WithLogger(l)
+	s.cfg = &config.SubTaskConfig{}
+	s.checkpoint = &mockCheckpoint{}
+	s.pessimist = shardddl.NewPessimist(&l, nil, "", "")
+
+	sourceStatus := &binlog.SourceStatus{
+		Location: binlog.Location{
+			Position: mysql.Position{
+				Name: "mysql-bin.000123",
+				Pos:  223,
+			},
+		},
+		Binlogs: binlog.FileSizes(nil),
+	}
+
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			ret := s.Status(sourceStatus)
+			status := ret.(*pb.SyncStatus)
+			c.Assert(status.MasterBinlog, Equals, "(mysql-bin.000123, 223)")
+			c.Assert(status.SyncerBinlog, Equals, "(mysql-bin.000123, 123)")
+		}()
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+}
+
+type mockCheckpoint struct {
+	CheckPoint
+}
+
+func (*mockCheckpoint) FlushedGlobalPoint() binlog.Location {
+	return binlog.Location{
+		Position: mysql.Position{
+			Name: "mysql-bin.000123",
+			Pos:  123,
+		},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/syncer/syncer.go b/syncer/syncer.go
index 3527c63578..2978540a7c 100644
--- a/syncer/syncer.go
+++ b/syncer/syncer.go
@@ -162,11 +162,9 @@ type Syncer struct {
 
 	closed atomic.Bool
 
-	start    time.Time
-	lastTime struct {
-		sync.RWMutex
-		t time.Time
-	}
+	start    atomic.Time
+	lastTime atomic.Time
+
 	// safeMode is used to track if we need to generate dml with safe-mode
 	// For each binlog event, we will set the current value into eventContext because
 	// the status of this track may change over time.
@@ -1700,10 +1698,9 @@ func (s *Syncer) Run(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	s.start = time.Now()
-	s.lastTime.Lock()
-	s.lastTime.t = s.start
-	s.lastTime.Unlock()
+	now := time.Now()
+	s.start.Store(now)
+	s.lastTime.Store(now)
 
 	tryReSync := true