diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index bb06a2e016d..4e4ec1cb9a8 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "storage/fd.h"
 #include "storage/ipc.h"
 #include "storage/pmsignal.h"
+#include "storage/proc.h"
 #include "storage/procarray.h"
 #include "storage/smgr.h"
 #include "storage/spin.h"
@@ -6135,6 +6136,7 @@ StartupXLOG(void)
 		 */
 		if (InArchiveRecovery && IsUnderPostmaster)
 		{
+			PublishStartupProcessInformation();
 			SetForwardFsyncRequests();
 			SendPostmasterSignal(PMSIGNAL_RECOVERY_STARTED);
 			bgwriterLaunched = true;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index 8ddfa60b388..ce02fe76049 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ InitRecoveryTransactionEnvironment(void)
 	 */
 	SharedInvalBackendInit(true);
 
-	/*
-	 * Record the PID and PGPROC structure of the startup process.
-	 */
-	PublishStartupProcessInformation();
-
 	/*
 	 * Lock a virtual transaction id for Startup process.
 	 *