diff --git a/src/backend/access/gin/ginvacuum.c b/src/backend/access/gin/ginvacuum.c
index eba572b0d8..1315762ecf 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/gin/ginvacuum.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/gin/ginvacuum.c
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ ginvacuumcleanup(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 		LockBuffer(buffer, GIN_SHARE);
 		page = (Page) BufferGetPage(buffer);
 
-		if (GinPageIsDeleted(page))
+		if (PageIsNew(page) || GinPageIsDeleted(page))
 		{
 			Assert(blkno != GIN_ROOT_BLKNO);
 			RecordFreeIndexPage(index, blkno);