diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c
index ec79f492ee..65bc11d5d3 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c
@@ -3530,8 +3530,7 @@ WaitForWALToBecomeAvailable(XLogRecPtr RecPtr, bool randAccess,
 					 * walreceiver is not active, so that it won't overwrite
 					 * WAL that we restore from archive.
 					 */
-					if (WalRcvStreaming())
-						XLogShutdownWalRcv();
+					XLogShutdownWalRcv();
 
 					/*
 					 * Before we sleep, re-scan for possible new timelines if