diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 02cb5e50ab..b573185122 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -8904,6 +8904,7 @@ XLogReportParameters(void)
 		{
 			XLogRecData rdata;
 			xl_parameter_change xlrec;
+			XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
 			xlrec.MaxConnections = MaxConnections;
 			xlrec.max_worker_processes = max_worker_processes;
@@ -8917,7 +8918,8 @@ XLogReportParameters(void)
 			rdata.len = sizeof(xlrec);
 			rdata.next = NULL;
 
-			XLogInsert(RM_XLOG_ID, XLOG_PARAMETER_CHANGE, &rdata);
+			recptr = XLogInsert(RM_XLOG_ID, XLOG_PARAMETER_CHANGE, &rdata);
+			XLogFlush(recptr);
 		}
 
 		ControlFile->MaxConnections = MaxConnections;