diff --git a/src/backend/tcop/utility.c b/src/backend/tcop/utility.c
index 4640225dd48..ca36572cd36 100644
--- a/src/backend/tcop/utility.c
+++ b/src/backend/tcop/utility.c
@@ -332,6 +332,9 @@ standard_ProcessUtility(Node *parsetree,
 {
 	bool		isTopLevel = (context == PROCESS_UTILITY_TOPLEVEL);
 
+	/* This can recurse, so check for excessive recursion */
+	check_stack_depth();
+
 	check_xact_readonly(parsetree);
 
 	if (completionTag)