diff --git a/src/backend/storage/smgr/md.c b/src/backend/storage/smgr/md.c
index 820dc166edfc..8b39c5f49ba1 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/smgr/md.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/smgr/md.c
@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@ mdcreate(SMgrRelation reln, ForkNumber forkNum, bool isRedo)
 	reln->md_fd[forkNum]->mdfd_vfd = fd;
 	reln->md_fd[forkNum]->mdfd_segno = 0;
 	reln->md_fd[forkNum]->mdfd_chain = NULL;
+
+	if (!SmgrIsTemp(reln))
+		register_dirty_segment(reln, forkNum, reln->md_fd[forkNum]);
 }
 
 /*