diff --git a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
index 039c0d3eef4..e9780e7237f 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
@@ -466,14 +466,15 @@ RelationParseRelOptions(Relation relation, HeapTuple tuple)
 	bytea	   *options;
 	amoptions_function amoptsfn;
 	const TableAmRoutine *tableam = NULL;
-
+	Form_pg_class classForm = (Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(tuple);
+;
 	relation->rd_options = NULL;
 
 	/*
 	 * Look up any AM-specific parse function; fall out if relkind should not
 	 * have options.
 	 */
-	switch (relation->rd_rel->relkind)
+	switch (classForm->relkind)
 	{
 		case RELKIND_RELATION:
 		case RELKIND_TOASTVALUE: