diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
index 41bb8e4ab0..49a1502f8d 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c,v 1.583.2.1 2009/07/08 18:55:42 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c,v 1.583.2.2 2009/08/07 05:59:42 heikki Exp $
  *
  * NOTES
  *
@@ -2094,6 +2094,7 @@ pmdie(SIGNAL_ARGS)
 			}
 			if (pmState == PM_RUN ||
 				pmState == PM_WAIT_BACKUP ||
+				pmState == PM_WAIT_BACKENDS ||
 				pmState == PM_RECOVERY_CONSISTENT)
 			{
 				ereport(LOG,