diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
index c7ef9a6..d1bd454 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
@@ -456,8 +456,8 @@ RestoreArchive(Archive *AHX)
 		{
 			AH->currentTE = te;
 
-			/* We want anything that's selected and has a dropStmt */
-			if (((te->reqs & (REQ_SCHEMA | REQ_DATA)) != 0) && te->dropStmt)
+			/* We want anything but database that's selected and has a dropStmt */
+			if (((te->reqs & (REQ_SCHEMA | REQ_DATA)) != 0) && strcmp(te->desc, "DATABASE") != 0 && te->dropStmt)
 			{
 				ahlog(AH, 1, "dropping %s %s\n", te->desc, te->tag);
 				/* Select owner and schema as necessary */