diff --git a/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c b/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
index a27706fdb4..460342a357 100644
--- a/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
+++ b/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
@@ -2130,7 +2130,7 @@ make_template0(FILE *cmdfd)
 		/*
 		 * Finally vacuum to clean up dead rows in pg_database
 		 */
-		"VACUUM FULL pg_database;\n\n",
+		"VACUUM pg_database;\n\n",
 		NULL
 	};