diff --git a/pkg/election/leadership.go b/pkg/election/leadership.go
index 0e4555040b4..e10650704e3 100644
--- a/pkg/election/leadership.go
+++ b/pkg/election/leadership.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (ls *Leadership) Campaign(leaseTimeout int64, leaderData string, cmps ...cl
 	finalCmps = append(finalCmps, clientv3.Compare(clientv3.CreateRevision(ls.leaderKey), "=", 0))
 	resp, err := kv.NewSlowLogTxn(ls.client).
 		If(finalCmps...).
-		Then(clientv3.OpPut(ls.leaderKey, leaderData, clientv3.WithLease(newLease.ID))).
+		Then(clientv3.OpPut(ls.leaderKey, leaderData, clientv3.WithLease(newLease.ID.Load().(clientv3.LeaseID)))).
 		Commit()
 	log.Info("check campaign resp", zap.Any("resp", resp))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/election/lease.go b/pkg/election/lease.go
index f7542bff042..a0db045256f 100644
--- a/pkg/election/lease.go
+++ b/pkg/election/lease.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type lease struct {
 	// etcd client and lease
 	client *clientv3.Client
 	lease  clientv3.Lease
-	ID     clientv3.LeaseID
+	ID     atomic.Value // store as clientv3.LeaseID
 	// leaseTimeout and expireTime are used to control the lease's lifetime
 	leaseTimeout time.Duration
 	expireTime   atomic.Value
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (l *lease) Grant(leaseTimeout int64) error {
 		log.Warn("lease grants too slow", zap.Duration("cost", cost), zap.String("purpose", l.Purpose))
 	}
 	log.Info("lease granted", zap.Int64("lease-id", int64(leaseResp.ID)), zap.Int64("lease-timeout", leaseTimeout), zap.String("purpose", l.Purpose))
-	l.ID = leaseResp.ID
+	l.ID.Store(leaseResp.ID)
 	l.leaseTimeout = time.Duration(leaseTimeout) * time.Second
 	l.expireTime.Store(start.Add(time.Duration(leaseResp.TTL) * time.Second))
 	return nil
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ func (l *lease) Close() error {
 	// Try to revoke lease to make subsequent elections faster.
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(l.client.Ctx(), revokeLeaseTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
-	l.lease.Revoke(ctx, l.ID)
+	var leaseID clientv3.LeaseID
+	if l.ID.Load() != nil {
+		leaseID = l.ID.Load().(clientv3.LeaseID)
+	}
+	l.lease.Revoke(ctx, leaseID)
 	return l.lease.Close()
 }
 
@@ -145,7 +149,11 @@ func (l *lease) keepAliveWorker(ctx context.Context, interval time.Duration) <-c
 				start := time.Now()
 				ctx1, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, l.leaseTimeout)
 				defer cancel()
-				res, err := l.lease.KeepAliveOnce(ctx1, l.ID)
+				var leaseID clientv3.LeaseID
+				if l.ID.Load() != nil {
+					leaseID = l.ID.Load().(clientv3.LeaseID)
+				}
+				res, err := l.lease.KeepAliveOnce(ctx1, leaseID)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Warn("lease keep alive failed", zap.String("purpose", l.Purpose), errs.ZapError(err))
 					return
diff --git a/tests/integrations/tso/client_test.go b/tests/integrations/tso/client_test.go
index 7034aa31547..93babbbfb44 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/tso/client_test.go
+++ b/tests/integrations/tso/client_test.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func (suite *tsoClientTestSuite) TestUpdateAfterResetTSO() {
 			_, _, err := client.GetTS(ctx)
 			return err == nil
 		})
-		// Transfer leader to trigger the TSO resetting.
+		// Resign leader to trigger the TSO resetting.
 		re.NoError(failpoint.Enable("github.com/tikv/pd/server/updateAfterResetTSO", "return(true)"))
 		oldLeaderName := suite.cluster.WaitLeader()
 		err := suite.cluster.GetServer(oldLeaderName).ResignLeader()