diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/planner/merge_planner.c b/src/backend/distributed/planner/merge_planner.c
index 66eaf71da..8048002e0 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/planner/merge_planner.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/planner/merge_planner.c
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ FetchAndValidateInsertVarIfExists(Oid targetRelationId, Query *query)
 	foreach_declared_ptr(action, query->mergeActionList)
 	{
 		/* Skip MATCHED clause as INSERTS are not allowed in it */
-		if (action->matched)
+		if (matched_compat(action))
 		{
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/src/include/pg_version_compat.h b/src/include/pg_version_compat.h
index c47c38200..4a835176c 100644
--- a/src/include/pg_version_compat.h
+++ b/src/include/pg_version_compat.h
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ getStxstattarget_compat(HeapTuple tup)
 #define WaitEventSetTracker_compat CurrentResourceOwner
 
 #define identitySequenceRelation_compat(a) (a)
+
+#define matched_compat(a) (a->matchKind == MERGE_WHEN_MATCHED)
+
 #else
 
 #include "access/htup_details.h"
@@ -126,6 +129,8 @@ getStxstattarget_compat(HeapTuple tup)
 
 #define identitySequenceRelation_compat(a) (RelationGetRelid(a))
 
+#define matched_compat(a) (a->matched)
+
 #endif
 
 #if PG_VERSION_NUM >= PG_VERSION_16