diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/parallel.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/parallel.c
index 0e2bfa106a..5630dc626d 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/parallel.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/parallel.c
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
  *		WRKR_IDLE: it's waiting for a command
  *		WRKR_WORKING: it's working on a command
  *		WRKR_TERMINATED: process ended
+ * The pstate->te[] entry for each worker is valid when it's in WRKR_WORKING
+ * state, and must be NULL in other states.
  */
 
 #include "postgres_fe.h"
@@ -71,6 +73,45 @@
 
 #define NO_SLOT (-1)			/* Failure result for GetIdleWorker() */
 
+/* Worker process statuses */
+typedef enum
+{
+	WRKR_IDLE,
+	WRKR_WORKING,
+	WRKR_TERMINATED
+} T_WorkerStatus;
+
+/*
+ * Private per-parallel-worker state (typedef for this is in parallel.h).
+ *
+ * Much of this is valid only in the master process (or, on Windows, should
+ * be touched only by the master thread).  But the AH field should be touched
+ * only by workers.  The pipe descriptors are valid everywhere.
+ */
+struct ParallelSlot
+{
+	T_WorkerStatus workerStatus;	/* see enum above */
+
+	/* These fields are valid if workerStatus == WRKR_WORKING: */
+	ParallelCompletionPtr callback;		/* function to call on completion */
+	void	   *callback_data;	/* passthru data for it */
+
+	ArchiveHandle *AH;			/* Archive data worker is using */
+
+	int			pipeRead;		/* master's end of the pipes */
+	int			pipeWrite;
+	int			pipeRevRead;	/* child's end of the pipes */
+	int			pipeRevWrite;
+
+	/* Child process/thread identity info: */
+#ifdef WIN32
+	uintptr_t	hThread;
+	unsigned int threadId;
+#else
+	pid_t		pid;
+#endif
+};
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 
 /*
@@ -475,9 +516,10 @@ WaitForTerminatingWorkers(ParallelState *pstate)
 		}
 #endif   /* WIN32 */
 
-		/* On all platforms, update workerStatus as well */
+		/* On all platforms, update workerStatus and te[] as well */
 		Assert(j < pstate->numWorkers);
 		slot->workerStatus = WRKR_TERMINATED;
+		pstate->te[j] = NULL;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -870,20 +912,22 @@ ParallelBackupStart(ArchiveHandle *AH)
 {
 	ParallelState *pstate;
 	int			i;
-	const size_t slotSize = AH->public.numWorkers * sizeof(ParallelSlot);
 
 	Assert(AH->public.numWorkers > 0);
 
 	pstate = (ParallelState *) pg_malloc(sizeof(ParallelState));
 
 	pstate->numWorkers = AH->public.numWorkers;
+	pstate->te = NULL;
 	pstate->parallelSlot = NULL;
 
 	if (AH->public.numWorkers == 1)
 		return pstate;
 
-	pstate->parallelSlot = (ParallelSlot *) pg_malloc(slotSize);
-	memset((void *) pstate->parallelSlot, 0, slotSize);
+	pstate->te = (TocEntry **)
+		pg_malloc0(pstate->numWorkers * sizeof(TocEntry *));
+	pstate->parallelSlot = (ParallelSlot *)
+		pg_malloc0(pstate->numWorkers * sizeof(ParallelSlot));
 
 #ifdef WIN32
 	/* Make fmtId() and fmtQualifiedId() use thread-local storage */
@@ -929,9 +973,10 @@ ParallelBackupStart(ArchiveHandle *AH)
 						  "could not create communication channels: %s\n",
 						  strerror(errno));
 
+		pstate->te[i] = NULL;	/* just for safety */
+
 		slot->workerStatus = WRKR_IDLE;
 		slot->AH = NULL;
-		slot->te = NULL;
 		slot->callback = NULL;
 		slot->callback_data = NULL;
 
@@ -1062,6 +1107,7 @@ ParallelBackupEnd(ArchiveHandle *AH, ParallelState *pstate)
 	set_cancel_pstate(NULL);
 
 	/* Release state (mere neatnik-ism, since we're about to terminate) */
+	free(pstate->te);
 	free(pstate->parallelSlot);
 	free(pstate);
 }
@@ -1201,9 +1247,9 @@ DispatchJobForTocEntry(ArchiveHandle *AH,
 
 	/* Remember worker is busy, and which TocEntry it's working on */
 	pstate->parallelSlot[worker].workerStatus = WRKR_WORKING;
-	pstate->parallelSlot[worker].te = te;
 	pstate->parallelSlot[worker].callback = callback;
 	pstate->parallelSlot[worker].callback_data = callback_data;
+	pstate->te[worker] = te;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1394,13 +1440,13 @@ ListenToWorkers(ArchiveHandle *AH, ParallelState *pstate, bool do_wait)
 	if (messageStartsWith(msg, "OK "))
 	{
 		ParallelSlot *slot = &pstate->parallelSlot[worker];
-		TocEntry   *te = slot->te;
+		TocEntry   *te = pstate->te[worker];
 		int			status;
 
 		status = parseWorkerResponse(AH, te, msg);
 		slot->callback(AH, te, status, slot->callback_data);
 		slot->workerStatus = WRKR_IDLE;
-		slot->te = NULL;
+		pstate->te[worker] = NULL;
 	}
 	else
 		exit_horribly(modulename,
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/parallel.h b/src/bin/pg_dump/parallel.h
index 8ee629b106..e0c442cf37 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/parallel.h
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/parallel.h
@@ -33,51 +33,16 @@ typedef enum
 	WFW_ALL_IDLE
 } WFW_WaitOption;
 
-/* Worker process statuses */
-typedef enum
-{
-	WRKR_IDLE,
-	WRKR_WORKING,
-	WRKR_TERMINATED
-} T_WorkerStatus;
-
-/*
- * Per-parallel-worker state of parallel.c.
- *
- * Much of this is valid only in the master process (or, on Windows, should
- * be touched only by the master thread).  But the AH field should be touched
- * only by workers.  The pipe descriptors are valid everywhere.
- */
-typedef struct ParallelSlot
-{
-	T_WorkerStatus workerStatus;	/* see enum above */
-
-	/* These fields are valid if workerStatus == WRKR_WORKING: */
-	TocEntry   *te;				/* item being worked on */
-	ParallelCompletionPtr callback;		/* function to call on completion */
-	void	   *callback_data;	/* passthru data for it */
-
-	ArchiveHandle *AH;			/* Archive data worker is using */
-
-	int			pipeRead;		/* master's end of the pipes */
-	int			pipeWrite;
-	int			pipeRevRead;	/* child's end of the pipes */
-	int			pipeRevWrite;
-
-	/* Child process/thread identity info: */
-#ifdef WIN32
-	uintptr_t	hThread;
-	unsigned int threadId;
-#else
-	pid_t		pid;
-#endif
-} ParallelSlot;
+/* ParallelSlot is an opaque struct known only within parallel.c */
+typedef struct ParallelSlot ParallelSlot;
 
 /* Overall state for parallel.c */
 typedef struct ParallelState
 {
 	int			numWorkers;		/* allowed number of workers */
-	ParallelSlot *parallelSlot; /* array of numWorkers slots */
+	/* these arrays have numWorkers entries, one per worker: */
+	TocEntry  **te;				/* item being worked on, or NULL */
+	ParallelSlot *parallelSlot; /* private info about each worker */
 } ParallelState;
 
 #ifdef WIN32
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
index e19c24aec9..bba8b6ca9f 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
@@ -4027,8 +4027,10 @@ get_next_work_item(ArchiveHandle *AH, TocEntry *ready_list,
 
 		for (k = 0; k < pstate->numWorkers; k++)
 		{
-			if (pstate->parallelSlot[k].workerStatus == WRKR_WORKING &&
-				pstate->parallelSlot[k].te->section == SECTION_DATA)
+			TocEntry   *running_te = pstate->te[k];
+
+			if (running_te != NULL &&
+				running_te->section == SECTION_DATA)
 				count++;
 		}
 		if (pstate->numWorkers == 0 || count * 4 < pstate->numWorkers)
@@ -4049,12 +4051,10 @@ get_next_work_item(ArchiveHandle *AH, TocEntry *ready_list,
 		 */
 		for (i = 0; i < pstate->numWorkers; i++)
 		{
-			TocEntry   *running_te;
+			TocEntry   *running_te = pstate->te[i];
 
-			if (pstate->parallelSlot[i].workerStatus != WRKR_WORKING)
+			if (running_te == NULL)
 				continue;
-			running_te = pstate->parallelSlot[i].te;
-
 			if (has_lock_conflicts(te, running_te) ||
 				has_lock_conflicts(running_te, te))
 			{