diff --git a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtinsert.c b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtinsert.c
index bf963fc..5cbaba1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtinsert.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtinsert.c
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ _bt_insertonpg(Relation rel,
 				xlmeta.fastroot = metad->btm_fastroot;
 				xlmeta.fastlevel = metad->btm_fastlevel;
 
-				XLogRegisterBuffer(2, metabuf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT);
+				XLogRegisterBuffer(2, metabuf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT | REGBUF_STANDARD);
 				XLogRegisterBufData(2, (char *) &xlmeta, sizeof(xl_btree_metadata));
 
 				xlinfo = XLOG_BTREE_INSERT_META;
@@ -2032,7 +2032,7 @@ _bt_newroot(Relation rel, Buffer lbuf, Buffer rbuf)
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, rootbuf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT);
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(1, lbuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
-		XLogRegisterBuffer(2, metabuf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT);
+		XLogRegisterBuffer(2, metabuf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT | REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
 		md.root = rootblknum;
 		md.level = metad->btm_level;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c
index 5c817b6..8f38610 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ _bt_initmetapage(Page page, BlockNumber rootbknum, uint32 level)
 	/*
 	 * Set pd_lower just past the end of the metadata.  This is not essential
 	 * but it makes the page look compressible to xlog.c.
+	 *
+	 * This won't be of any help unless we use option like REGBUF_STANDARD
+	 * while registering the buffer for metapage as otherwise, it won't try to
+	 * remove the hole while logging the full page image.
 	 */
 	((PageHeader) page)->pd_lower =
 		((char *) metad + sizeof(BTMetaPageData)) - (char *) page;
@@ -241,7 +245,7 @@ _bt_getroot(Relation rel, int access)
 
 			XLogBeginInsert();
 			XLogRegisterBuffer(0, rootbuf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT);
-			XLogRegisterBuffer(2, metabuf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT);
+			XLogRegisterBuffer(2, metabuf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT | REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
 			md.root = rootblkno;
 			md.level = 0;
@@ -1827,7 +1831,7 @@ _bt_unlink_halfdead_page(Relation rel, Buffer leafbuf, bool *rightsib_empty)
 
 		if (BufferIsValid(metabuf))
 		{
-			XLogRegisterBuffer(4, metabuf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT);
+			XLogRegisterBuffer(4, metabuf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT | REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
 			xlmeta.root = metad->btm_root;
 			xlmeta.level = metad->btm_level;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtxlog.c b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtxlog.c
index 3610c7c..81eb359 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtxlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtxlog.c
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ _bt_restore_meta(XLogReaderState *record, uint8 block_id)
 
 	/*
 	 * Set pd_lower just past the end of the metadata.  This is not essential
-	 * but it makes the page look compressible to xlog.c.
+	 * but it makes the page look compressible to xlog.c.  See
+	 * _bt_initmetapage.
 	 */
 	((PageHeader) metapg)->pd_lower =
 		((char *) md + sizeof(BTMetaPageData)) - (char *) metapg;