diff --git a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
index 0747f90c34..7a30da5d0d 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
@@ -2495,12 +2495,12 @@ rename_constraint_internal(Oid myrelid,
 
 	if (targetrelation)
 	{
-		relation_close(targetrelation, NoLock); /* close rel but keep lock */
-
 		/*
 		 * Invalidate relcache so as others can see the new constraint name.
 		 */
 		CacheInvalidateRelcache(targetrelation);
+
+		relation_close(targetrelation, NoLock); /* close rel but keep lock */
 	}
 
 	return address;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/alter_table.out b/src/test/regress/expected/alter_table.out
index b860caadf6..b5c4e82410 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/alter_table.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/alter_table.out
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ CREATE TABLE constraint_rename_cache (a int,
 ALTER TABLE constraint_rename_cache
   RENAME CONSTRAINT chk_a TO chk_a_new;
 ALTER TABLE constraint_rename_cache
-  RENAME CONSTRAINT constraint_rename_cache_pkey TO chk_a_gt_zero;
+  RENAME CONSTRAINT constraint_rename_cache_pkey TO constraint_rename_pkey_new;
 CREATE TABLE like_constraint_rename_cache
   (LIKE constraint_rename_cache INCLUDING ALL);
 \d like_constraint_rename_cache
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/alter_table.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/alter_table.sql
index 522e96c011..fdc300d6b7 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/alter_table.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/alter_table.sql
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ CREATE TABLE constraint_rename_cache (a int,
 ALTER TABLE constraint_rename_cache
   RENAME CONSTRAINT chk_a TO chk_a_new;
 ALTER TABLE constraint_rename_cache
-  RENAME CONSTRAINT constraint_rename_cache_pkey TO chk_a_gt_zero;
+  RENAME CONSTRAINT constraint_rename_cache_pkey TO constraint_rename_pkey_new;
 CREATE TABLE like_constraint_rename_cache
   (LIKE constraint_rename_cache INCLUDING ALL);
 \d like_constraint_rename_cache