diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/transaction/transaction_recovery.c b/src/backend/distributed/transaction/transaction_recovery.c
index cb6801b1b..93b89acb6 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/transaction/transaction_recovery.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/transaction/transaction_recovery.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ LogTransactionRecord(int groupId, char *transactionName)
 	CommandCounterIncrement();
 
 	/* close relation and invalidate previous cache entry */
-	heap_close(pgDistTransaction, RowExclusiveLock);
+	heap_close(pgDistTransaction, NoLock);
 }