diff --git a/src/backend/commands/indexcmds.c b/src/backend/commands/indexcmds.c
index e0f094756c8..de9ddd258bd 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/indexcmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/indexcmds.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/indexcmds.c,v 1.134.2.2 2006/02/10 19:01:22 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/indexcmds.c,v 1.134.2.3 2007/08/25 19:08:31 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -365,8 +365,6 @@ DefineIndex(RangeVar *heapRelation,
 					  relationId, accessMethodName, accessMethodId,
 					  isconstraint);
 
-	heap_close(rel, NoLock);
-
 	/*
 	 * Report index creation if appropriate (delay this till after most of the
 	 * error checks)
@@ -378,6 +376,8 @@ DefineIndex(RangeVar *heapRelation,
 				  primary ? "PRIMARY KEY" : "UNIQUE",
 				  indexRelationName, RelationGetRelationName(rel))));
 
+	heap_close(rel, NoLock);
+
 	index_create(relationId, indexRelationName, indexRelationId,
 				 indexInfo, accessMethodId, tablespaceId, classObjectId,
 				 primary, isconstraint,