diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/parallel.c b/src/backend/access/transam/parallel.c
index 2bd04bd177..1738aecf1f 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/parallel.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/parallel.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ InitializeParallelDSM(ParallelContext *pcxt)
 	fps->database_id = MyDatabaseId;
 	fps->authenticated_user_id = GetAuthenticatedUserId();
 	fps->outer_user_id = GetCurrentRoleId();
-	fps->is_superuser = session_auth_is_superuser;
+	fps->is_superuser = current_role_is_superuser;
 	GetUserIdAndSecContext(&fps->current_user_id, &fps->sec_context);
 	GetTempNamespaceState(&fps->temp_namespace_id,
 						  &fps->temp_toast_namespace_id);
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c
index c14456060c..93dc2e7680 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ bool		check_function_bodies = true;
  * details.
  */
 bool		default_with_oids = false;
-bool		session_auth_is_superuser;
+bool		current_role_is_superuser;
 
 int			log_min_error_statement = ERROR;
 int			log_min_messages = WARNING;
@@ -1037,13 +1037,16 @@ struct config_bool ConfigureNamesBool[] =
 		NULL, NULL, NULL
 	},
 	{
-		/* Not for general use --- used by SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION */
+		/*
+		 * Not for general use --- used by SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION and SET
+		 * ROLE
+		 */
 		{"is_superuser", PGC_INTERNAL, UNGROUPED,
 			gettext_noop("Shows whether the current user is a superuser."),
 			NULL,
 			GUC_REPORT | GUC_NO_SHOW_ALL | GUC_NO_RESET_ALL | GUC_NOT_IN_SAMPLE | GUC_DISALLOW_IN_FILE
 		},
-		&session_auth_is_superuser,
+		&current_role_is_superuser,
 		false,
 		NULL, NULL, NULL
 	},
diff --git a/src/include/utils/guc.h b/src/include/utils/guc.h
index d5253c7ed2..223a19f80d 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/guc.h
+++ b/src/include/utils/guc.h
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT bool log_statement_stats;
 extern PGDLLIMPORT bool log_btree_build_stats;
 
 extern PGDLLIMPORT bool check_function_bodies;
-extern PGDLLIMPORT bool session_auth_is_superuser;
+extern PGDLLIMPORT bool current_role_is_superuser;
 
 extern PGDLLIMPORT bool log_duration;
 extern PGDLLIMPORT int log_parameter_max_length;