diff --git a/src/backend/access/hash/hashpage.c b/src/backend/access/hash/hashpage.c
new file mode 100644
index 46c6c96..25c1dd1
*** a/src/backend/access/hash/hashpage.c
--- b/src/backend/access/hash/hashpage.c
*************** _hash_splitbucket(Relation rel,
*** 765,771 ****
--- 765,773 ----
  	oopaque = (HashPageOpaque) PageGetSpecialPointer(opage);
  
  	nblkno = start_nblkno;
+ 	_hash_chgbufaccess(rel, metabuf, HASH_NOLOCK, HASH_WRITE);
  	nbuf = _hash_getnewbuf(rel, nblkno, MAIN_FORKNUM);
+ 	_hash_chgbufaccess(rel, metabuf, HASH_WRITE, HASH_NOLOCK);
  	npage = BufferGetPage(nbuf);
  
  	/* initialize the new bucket's primary page */