diff --git a/src/backend/executor/execMain.c b/src/backend/executor/execMain.c
index 890067757c..f47c691d12 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/execMain.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/execMain.c
@@ -249,9 +249,7 @@ standard_ExecutorStart(QueryDesc *queryDesc, int eflags)
 	estate->es_crosscheck_snapshot = RegisterSnapshot(queryDesc->crosscheck_snapshot);
 	estate->es_top_eflags = eflags;
 	estate->es_instrument = queryDesc->instrument_options;
-
-	if (queryDesc->plannedstmt)
-		estate->es_jit_flags = queryDesc->plannedstmt->jitFlags;
+	estate->es_jit_flags = queryDesc->plannedstmt->jitFlags;
 
 	/*
 	 * Set up an AFTER-trigger statement context, unless told not to, or