diff --git a/client/resource_group/controller/controller.go b/client/resource_group/controller/controller.go
index bb80e038c21..107c5b7f9a9 100755
--- a/client/resource_group/controller/controller.go
+++ b/client/resource_group/controller/controller.go
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func (c *ResourceGroupsController) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 						log.Warn("watch resource group meta failed", zap.Error(err))
 						timerutil.SafeResetTimer(watchRetryTimer, watchRetryInterval)
 						failpoint.Inject("watchStreamError", func() {
-							watchRetryTimer.Reset(20 * time.Millisecond)
+							timerutil.SafeResetTimer(watchRetryTimer, 20*time.Millisecond)
 						})
 					}
 				}
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func (c *ResourceGroupsController) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 					watchMetaChannel = nil
 					timerutil.SafeResetTimer(watchRetryTimer, watchRetryInterval)
 					failpoint.Inject("watchStreamError", func() {
-						watchRetryTimer.Reset(20 * time.Millisecond)
+						timerutil.SafeResetTimer(watchRetryTimer, 20*time.Millisecond)
 					})
 					continue
 				}
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func (c *ResourceGroupsController) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 					watchConfigChannel = nil
 					timerutil.SafeResetTimer(watchRetryTimer, watchRetryInterval)
 					failpoint.Inject("watchStreamError", func() {
-						watchRetryTimer.Reset(20 * time.Millisecond)
+						timerutil.SafeResetTimer(watchRetryTimer, 20*time.Millisecond)
 					})
 					continue
 				}
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ func (c *ResourceGroupsController) sendTokenBucketRequests(ctx context.Context,
 		ClientUniqueId:        c.clientUniqueID,
 	}
 	if c.ruConfig.DegradedModeWaitDuration > 0 && c.responseDeadlineCh == nil {
-		c.run.responseDeadline.Reset(c.ruConfig.DegradedModeWaitDuration)
+		timerutil.SafeResetTimer(c.run.responseDeadline, c.ruConfig.DegradedModeWaitDuration)
 		c.responseDeadlineCh = c.run.responseDeadline.C
 	}
 	go func() {
diff --git a/client/retry/backoff.go b/client/retry/backoff.go
index e2ca9ab3972..39751734ff1 100644
--- a/client/retry/backoff.go
+++ b/client/retry/backoff.go
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ func (bo *BackOffer) Exec(
 	fn func() error,
 ) error {
 	if err := fn(); err != nil {
+		timer := time.NewTimer(bo.nextInterval())
+		defer timer.Stop()
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-		case <-time.After(bo.nextInterval()):
+		case <-timer.C:
 			failpoint.Inject("backOffExecute", func() {
 				testBackOffExecuteFlag = true
 			})
diff --git a/pkg/syncer/client.go b/pkg/syncer/client.go
index 68ce35899fc..8a15dc17ff4 100644
--- a/pkg/syncer/client.go
+++ b/pkg/syncer/client.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/storage"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/utils/grpcutil"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/utils/logutil"
+	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/utils/timerutil"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/backoff"
@@ -142,13 +143,7 @@ func (s *RegionSyncer) StartSyncWithLeader(addr string) {
 					}
 				}
 				log.Error("server failed to establish sync stream with leader", zap.String("server", s.server.Name()), zap.String("leader", s.server.GetLeader().GetName()), errs.ZapError(err))
-				if !timer.Stop() {
-					select {
-					case <-timer.C: // try to drain from the channel
-					default:
-					}
-				}
-				timer.Reset(retryInterval)
+				timerutil.SafeResetTimer(timer, retryInterval)
 				select {
 				case <-ctx.Done():
 					log.Info("stop synchronizing with leader due to context canceled")
@@ -166,13 +161,7 @@ func (s *RegionSyncer) StartSyncWithLeader(addr string) {
 					if err = stream.CloseSend(); err != nil {
 						log.Error("failed to terminate client stream", errs.ZapError(errs.ErrGRPCCloseSend, err))
 					}
-					if !timer.Stop() {
-						select {
-						case <-timer.C: // try to drain from the channel
-						default:
-						}
-					}
-					timer.Reset(retryInterval)
+					timerutil.SafeResetTimer(timer, retryInterval)
 					select {
 					case <-ctx.Done():
 						log.Info("stop synchronizing with leader due to context canceled")