diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/tid.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/tid.c
index 41d540b46e..c1b4d85438 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/tid.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/tid.c
@@ -309,8 +309,13 @@ currtid_for_view(Relation viewrel, ItemPointer tid)
 					rte = rt_fetch(var->varno, query->rtable);
 					if (rte)
 					{
+						Datum		result;
+
+						result = DirectFunctionCall2(currtid_byreloid,
+													 ObjectIdGetDatum(rte->relid),
+													 PointerGetDatum(tid));
 						heap_close(viewrel, AccessShareLock);
-						return DirectFunctionCall2(currtid_byreloid, ObjectIdGetDatum(rte->relid), PointerGetDatum(tid));
+						return result;
 					}
 				}
 			}