diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_publication.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_publication.h
index 9a83a72d6b..809bd1f0a6 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_publication.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_publication.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ typedef struct PublicationDesc
 typedef struct Publication
 {
 	Oid			oid;
-	char	   *name;
+	char		name[NAMEDATALEN];
 	bool		alltables;
 	bool		pubviaroot;
 	bool		pubgencols;
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c b/src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c
index 9bbb60463f..8f4e3b83f1 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ GetPublication(Oid pubid)
 
 	pub = (Publication *) palloc(sizeof(Publication));
 	pub->oid = pubid;
-	pub->name = pstrdup(NameStr(pubform->pubname));
+	strlcpy(pub->name, NameStr(pubform->pubname), NAMEDATALEN);
 	pub->alltables = pubform->puballtables;
 	pub->pubactions.pubinsert = pubform->pubinsert;
 	pub->pubactions.pubupdate = pubform->pubupdate;