diff --git a/src/bin/pg_waldump/pg_waldump.c b/src/bin/pg_waldump/pg_waldump.c
index 31e99c2a6d..c544b90d88 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_waldump/pg_waldump.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_waldump/pg_waldump.c
@@ -438,6 +438,13 @@ XLogDumpCountRecord(XLogDumpConfig *config, XLogDumpStats *stats,
 
 	recid = XLogRecGetInfo(record) >> 4;
 
+	/*
+	 * XXX: There is a special case for XACT records. Those records use the MSB
+	 * of recid for another purpose. Ignore that bit in that case.
+	 */
+	if (rmid == RM_XACT_ID)
+		recid &= 0x07;
+
 	stats->record_stats[rmid][recid].count++;
 	stats->record_stats[rmid][recid].rec_len += rec_len;
 	stats->record_stats[rmid][recid].fpi_len += fpi_len;