diff --git a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtxlog.c b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtxlog.c
index bda9be23489..e9132267604 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtxlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtxlog.c
@@ -824,6 +824,8 @@ btree_xlog_unlink_page(uint8 info, XLogReaderState *record)
 	pageop->btpo_next = rightsib;
 	pageop->btpo.xact = xlrec->btpo_xact;
 	pageop->btpo_flags = BTP_DELETED;
+	if (!BlockNumberIsValid(xlrec->topparent))
+		pageop->btpo_flags |= BTP_LEAF;
 	pageop->btpo_cycleid = 0;
 
 	PageSetLSN(page, lsn);