diff --git a/src/backend/commands/sequence.c b/src/backend/commands/sequence.c
index 7215ca91e9..ffb7fcaba9 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/sequence.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/sequence.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/sequence.c,v 1.166 2010/02/14 18:42:14 rhaas Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/sequence.c,v 1.167 2010/02/19 06:29:19 heikki Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -736,6 +736,9 @@ do_setval(Oid relid, int64 next, bool iscalled)
 	Buffer		buf;
 	Form_pg_sequence seq;
 
+	/* setval() writes to database and must be prevented during recovery */
+	PreventCommandDuringRecovery();
+
 	/* open and AccessShareLock sequence */
 	init_sequence(relid, &elm, &seqrel);