diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/stats.out b/src/test/regress/expected/stats.out
index cd08a2ca0af..776f1ad0e53 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/stats.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/stats.out
@@ -1456,6 +1456,7 @@ SELECT :io_sum_wal_normal_after_writes > :io_sum_wal_normal_before_writes;
 (1 row)
 
 SELECT current_setting('fsync') = 'off'
+  OR current_setting('wal_sync_method') IN ('open_sync', 'open_datasync')
   OR :io_sum_wal_normal_after_fsyncs > :io_sum_wal_normal_before_fsyncs;
  ?column? 
 ----------
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/stats.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/stats.sql
index c223800fd19..232ab8db8fa 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/stats.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/stats.sql
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ SELECT sum(writes) AS writes, sum(fsyncs) AS fsyncs
 SELECT current_setting('synchronous_commit') = 'on';
 SELECT :io_sum_wal_normal_after_writes > :io_sum_wal_normal_before_writes;
 SELECT current_setting('fsync') = 'off'
+  OR current_setting('wal_sync_method') IN ('open_sync', 'open_datasync')
   OR :io_sum_wal_normal_after_fsyncs > :io_sum_wal_normal_before_fsyncs;
 
 -- Change the tablespace so that the table is rewritten directly, then SELECT