diff --git a/src/test/recovery/t/011_crash_recovery.pl b/src/test/recovery/t/011_crash_recovery.pl
index 10cd98f70a..66d7b8c871 100644
--- a/src/test/recovery/t/011_crash_recovery.pl
+++ b/src/test/recovery/t/011_crash_recovery.pl
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ $stdin .= q[
 BEGIN;
 CREATE TABLE mine(x integer);
 SELECT pg_current_xact_id();
+CHECKPOINT;
 ];
 $tx->pump until $stdout =~ /[[:digit:]]+[\r\n]$/;