diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c b/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
index d303ce36794..a1e04239ad0 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
@@ -279,6 +279,8 @@ CheckpointerMain(void)
 			CheckpointerShmem->ckpt_done = CheckpointerShmem->ckpt_started;
 			SpinLockRelease(&CheckpointerShmem->ckpt_lck);
 
+			ConditionVariableBroadcast(&CheckpointerShmem->done_cv);
+
 			ckpt_active = false;
 		}