diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/planner/intermediate_result_pruning.c b/src/backend/distributed/planner/intermediate_result_pruning.c
index 6ec08aad0..071c8669d 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/planner/intermediate_result_pruning.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/planner/intermediate_result_pruning.c
@@ -383,10 +383,11 @@ RemoveLocalNodeFromWorkerList(List *workerNodeList)
 		{
 			return list_delete_cell_compat(workerNodeList, workerNodeCell, prev);
 		}
+		#if PG_VERSION_NUM < PG_VERSION_13
+		prev = workerNodeCell;
+		#endif
 	}
-	#if PG_VERSION_NUM < PG_VERSION_13
-	prev = workerNodeCell;
-	#endif
+
 	return workerNodeList;
 }