diff --git a/src/backend/executor/execScan.c b/src/backend/executor/execScan.c
index 47a34a044a..3fec198589 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/execScan.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/execScan.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ ExecScanFetch(ScanState *node,
 {
 	EState	   *estate = node->ps.state;
 
+	CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
+
 	if (estate->es_epqTuple != NULL)
 	{
 		/*
@@ -157,8 +159,6 @@ ExecScan(ScanState *node,
 	{
 		TupleTableSlot *slot;
 
-		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
-
 		slot = ExecScanFetch(node, accessMtd, recheckMtd);
 
 		/*