diff --git a/src/backend/executor/nodeModifyTable.c b/src/backend/executor/nodeModifyTable.c
index 508dcc4cbe..ad0aa8dd9d 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/nodeModifyTable.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/nodeModifyTable.c
@@ -2889,7 +2889,7 @@ lmerge_matched:;
 				}
 				ExecUpdatePrepareSlot(resultRelInfo, newslot, context->estate);
 				result = ExecUpdateAct(context, resultRelInfo, tupleid, NULL,
-									   newslot, mtstate->canSetTag, &updateCxt);
+									   newslot, false, &updateCxt);
 				if (result == TM_Ok && updateCxt.updated)
 				{
 					ExecUpdateEpilogue(context, &updateCxt, resultRelInfo,
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/merge.out b/src/test/regress/expected/merge.out
index 564ff68694..cc324bd313 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/merge.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/merge.out
@@ -1582,6 +1582,10 @@ SELECT * FROM pa_target ORDER BY tid;
 ROLLBACK;
 -- try updating the partition key column
 BEGIN;
+CREATE FUNCTION merge_func() RETURNS integer LANGUAGE plpgsql AS $$
+DECLARE
+  result integer;
+BEGIN
 MERGE INTO pa_target t
   USING pa_source s
   ON t.tid = s.sid
@@ -1589,6 +1593,18 @@ MERGE INTO pa_target t
     UPDATE SET tid = tid + 1, balance = balance + delta, val = val || ' updated by merge'
   WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN
     INSERT VALUES (sid, delta, 'inserted by merge');
+IF FOUND THEN
+  GET DIAGNOSTICS result := ROW_COUNT;
+END IF;
+RETURN result;
+END;
+$$;
+SELECT merge_func();
+ merge_func 
+------------
+         14
+(1 row)
+
 SELECT * FROM pa_target ORDER BY tid;
  tid | balance |           val            
 -----+---------+--------------------------
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/merge.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/merge.sql
index cef37e57d9..9ed648ad1f 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/merge.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/merge.sql
@@ -999,6 +999,10 @@ ROLLBACK;
 
 -- try updating the partition key column
 BEGIN;
+CREATE FUNCTION merge_func() RETURNS integer LANGUAGE plpgsql AS $$
+DECLARE
+  result integer;
+BEGIN
 MERGE INTO pa_target t
   USING pa_source s
   ON t.tid = s.sid
@@ -1006,6 +1010,13 @@ MERGE INTO pa_target t
     UPDATE SET tid = tid + 1, balance = balance + delta, val = val || ' updated by merge'
   WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN
     INSERT VALUES (sid, delta, 'inserted by merge');
+IF FOUND THEN
+  GET DIAGNOSTICS result := ROW_COUNT;
+END IF;
+RETURN result;
+END;
+$$;
+SELECT merge_func();
 SELECT * FROM pa_target ORDER BY tid;
 ROLLBACK;