diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/twophase.c b/src/backend/access/transam/twophase.c
index b715152e8d..fec302cbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/twophase.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/twophase.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,8 @@ restoreTwoPhaseData(void)
 		}
 	}
 	LWLockRelease(TwoPhaseStateLock);
-	FreeDir(cldir);
+	if (cldir)
+		FreeDir(cldir);
 }
 
 /*