diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c
index fbade83746..ff983cca5d 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ pg_get_viewdef_worker(Oid viewoid, int prettyFlags, int wrapColumn)
 	 * Get the pg_rewrite tuple for the view's SELECT rule
 	 */
 	args[0] = ObjectIdGetDatum(viewoid);
-	args[1] = PointerGetDatum(ViewSelectRuleName);
+	args[1] = DirectFunctionCall1(namein, CStringGetDatum(ViewSelectRuleName));
 	nulls[0] = ' ';
 	nulls[1] = ' ';
 	spirc = SPI_execute_plan(plan_getviewrule, args, nulls, true, 2);