diff --git a/contrib/pg_upgrade/controldata.c b/contrib/pg_upgrade/controldata.c
index a480e3c7da1..e3386f81019 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_upgrade/controldata.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_upgrade/controldata.c
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ get_control_data(ClusterInfo *cluster, bool live_check)
 				/* remove leading spaces */
 				while (*p == ' ')
 					p++;
-				if (strcmp(p, "shut down\n") != 0)
+				if (strcmp(p, "shut down\n") != 0 &&
+					strcmp(p, "shut down in recovery\n") != 0)
 				{
 					if (cluster == &old_cluster)
 						pg_log(PG_FATAL, "The source cluster was not shut down cleanly.\n");