diff --git a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
index fb4e042be8a..19c4ff6e75e 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
@@ -980,6 +980,8 @@ equalPolicy(RowSecurityPolicy *policy1, RowSecurityPolicy *policy2)
 
 		if (policy1->polcmd != policy2->polcmd)
 			return false;
+		if (policy1->permissive != policy2->permissive)
+			return false;
 		if (policy1->hassublinks != policy2->hassublinks)
 			return false;
 		if (strcmp(policy1->policy_name, policy2->policy_name) != 0)