diff --git a/src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c b/src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c
index 0c56c38a14..646126edee 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c
@@ -676,8 +676,7 @@ InitPostgres(const char *in_dbname, Oid dboid, const char *username,
 	EnablePortalManager();
 
 	/* Initialize status reporting */
-	if (!bootstrap)
-		pgstat_beinit();
+	pgstat_beinit();
 
 	/*
 	 * Load relcache entries for the shared system catalogs.  This must create