diff --git a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
index 1894485901..bc83a9a4a0 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
@@ -1225,19 +1225,22 @@ ExecuteTruncate(TruncateStmt *stmt)
 				heap_create_init_fork(rel);
 
 			heap_relid = RelationGetRelid(rel);
-			toast_relid = rel->rd_rel->reltoastrelid;
 
 			/*
 			 * The same for the toast table, if any.
 			 */
+			toast_relid = rel->rd_rel->reltoastrelid;
 			if (OidIsValid(toast_relid))
 			{
-				rel = relation_open(toast_relid, AccessExclusiveLock);
-				RelationSetNewRelfilenode(rel, rel->rd_rel->relpersistence,
+				Relation	toastrel = relation_open(toast_relid,
+													 AccessExclusiveLock);
+
+				RelationSetNewRelfilenode(toastrel,
+										  toastrel->rd_rel->relpersistence,
 										  RecentXmin, minmulti);
-				if (rel->rd_rel->relpersistence == RELPERSISTENCE_UNLOGGED)
-					heap_create_init_fork(rel);
-				heap_close(rel, NoLock);
+				if (toastrel->rd_rel->relpersistence == RELPERSISTENCE_UNLOGGED)
+					heap_create_init_fork(toastrel);
+				heap_close(toastrel, NoLock);
 			}
 
 			/*
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/stats.out b/src/test/regress/expected/stats.out
index 4f397a3280..2a1d1e24ac 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/stats.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/stats.out
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ end
 $$ language plpgsql;
 -- test effects of TRUNCATE on n_live_tup/n_dead_tup counters
 CREATE TABLE trunc_stats_test(id serial);
-CREATE TABLE trunc_stats_test1(id serial);
+CREATE TABLE trunc_stats_test1(id serial, stuff text);
 CREATE TABLE trunc_stats_test2(id serial);
-CREATE TABLE trunc_stats_test3(id serial);
+CREATE TABLE trunc_stats_test3(id serial, stuff text);
 CREATE TABLE trunc_stats_test4(id serial);
 -- check that n_live_tup is reset to 0 after truncate
 INSERT INTO trunc_stats_test DEFAULT VALUES;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/stats.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/stats.sql
index 521dc4d6a3..bb116185c7 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/stats.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/stats.sql
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ $$ language plpgsql;
 
 -- test effects of TRUNCATE on n_live_tup/n_dead_tup counters
 CREATE TABLE trunc_stats_test(id serial);
-CREATE TABLE trunc_stats_test1(id serial);
+CREATE TABLE trunc_stats_test1(id serial, stuff text);
 CREATE TABLE trunc_stats_test2(id serial);
-CREATE TABLE trunc_stats_test3(id serial);
+CREATE TABLE trunc_stats_test3(id serial, stuff text);
 CREATE TABLE trunc_stats_test4(id serial);
 
 -- check that n_live_tup is reset to 0 after truncate