diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
index 19d11e0e0d..1813f8ca1d 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
@@ -4806,8 +4806,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 		/* do this as early as possible; in particular, before InitProcess() */
 		IsBackgroundWorker = true;
 
-		InitPostmasterChild();
-
 		/* Close the postmaster's sockets */
 		ClosePostmasterPorts(false);
 
@@ -4820,8 +4818,10 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 		/* Attach process to shared data structures */
 		CreateSharedMemoryAndSemaphores(false, 0);
 
+		/* Fetch MyBgworkerEntry from shared memory */
 		shmem_slot = atoi(argv[1] + 15);
 		MyBgworkerEntry = BackgroundWorkerEntry(shmem_slot);
+
 		StartBackgroundWorker();
 	}
 	if (strcmp(argv[1], "--forkarch") == 0)