diff --git a/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c b/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
index 7ee8825522..55e8cbfdc9 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ OpenTableList(List *tables)
 		/* Allow query cancel in case this takes a long time */
 		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
 
-		rel = table_openrv(rv, ShareUpdateExclusiveLock);
+		rel = table_openrv(rv, ShareRowExclusiveLock);
 		myrelid = RelationGetRelid(rel);
 
 		/*