diff --git a/src/backend/nodes/copyfuncs.c b/src/backend/nodes/copyfuncs.c
index 9dba72bb592..4f7a7d00661 100644
--- a/src/backend/nodes/copyfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/nodes/copyfuncs.c
@@ -3507,7 +3507,7 @@ _copyCreateEventTrigStmt(const CreateEventTrigStmt *from)
 	CreateEventTrigStmt *newnode = makeNode(CreateEventTrigStmt);
 
 	COPY_STRING_FIELD(trigname);
-	COPY_SCALAR_FIELD(eventname);
+	COPY_STRING_FIELD(eventname);
 	COPY_NODE_FIELD(whenclause);
 	COPY_NODE_FIELD(funcname);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/nodes/equalfuncs.c b/src/backend/nodes/equalfuncs.c
index 210c9b77f57..fb1cb51ffb5 100644
--- a/src/backend/nodes/equalfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/nodes/equalfuncs.c
@@ -1750,7 +1750,7 @@ static bool
 _equalCreateEventTrigStmt(const CreateEventTrigStmt *a, const CreateEventTrigStmt *b)
 {
 	COMPARE_STRING_FIELD(trigname);
-	COMPARE_SCALAR_FIELD(eventname);
+	COMPARE_STRING_FIELD(eventname);
 	COMPARE_NODE_FIELD(funcname);
 	COMPARE_NODE_FIELD(whenclause);