diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
index b9e0edf8755..328a1bad21b 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
@@ -19230,12 +19230,14 @@ dumpSequenceData(Archive *fout, const TableDataInfo *tdinfo)
 	TableInfo  *tbinfo = tdinfo->tdtable;
 	int64		last;
 	bool		called;
-	PQExpBuffer query = createPQExpBuffer();
+	PQExpBuffer query;
 
 	/* needn't bother if not dumping sequence data */
 	if (!fout->dopt->dumpData && !fout->dopt->sequence_data)
 		return;
 
+	query = createPQExpBuffer();
+
 	/*
 	 * For versions >= 18, the sequence information is gathered in the sorted
 	 * array before any calls to dumpSequenceData().  See collectSequences()