diff --git a/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c b/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c
index e56dbfb..1eaf287 100644
--- a/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c
+++ b/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c
@@ -2525,6 +2525,13 @@ quickdie(SIGNAL_ARGS)
 	PG_SETMASK(&BlockSig);
 
 	/*
+	 * Prevent interrupts while exiting; though we just blocked signals that
+	 * would queue new interrupts, one may have been pending.  We don't want a
+	 * quickdie() downgraded to a mere query cancel.
+	 */
+	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+
+	/*
 	 * If we're aborting out of client auth, don't risk trying to send
 	 * anything to the client; we will likely violate the protocol, not to
 	 * mention that we may have interrupted the guts of OpenSSL or some