diff --git a/src/backend/partitioning/partprune.c b/src/backend/partitioning/partprune.c
index 50eebe9..9954999 100644
--- a/src/backend/partitioning/partprune.c
+++ b/src/backend/partitioning/partprune.c
@@ -939,29 +939,9 @@ gen_partprune_steps_internal(GeneratePruningStepsContext *context,
 						 * To indicate that to the pruning code, we must
 						 * construct a dummy PartitionPruneStepCombine whose
 						 * source_stepids is set to an empty List.
-						 *
-						 * However, if we can prove using constraint exclusion
-						 * that the clause refutes the table's partition
-						 * constraint (if it's sub-partitioned), we need not
-						 * bother with that.  That is, we effectively ignore
-						 * this OR arm.
 						 */
-						List	   *partconstr = context->rel->partition_qual;
 						PartitionPruneStep *orstep;
 
-						if (partconstr)
-						{
-							partconstr = (List *)
-								expression_planner((Expr *) partconstr);
-							if (context->rel->relid != 1)
-								ChangeVarNodes((Node *) partconstr, 1,
-											   context->rel->relid, 0);
-							if (predicate_refuted_by(partconstr,
-													 list_make1(arg),
-													 false))
-								continue;
-						}
-
 						orstep = gen_prune_step_combine(context, NIL,
 														PARTPRUNE_COMBINE_UNION);
 						arg_stepids = lappend_int(arg_stepids, orstep->step_id);
@@ -1038,6 +1018,30 @@ gen_partprune_steps_internal(GeneratePruningStepsContext *context,
 			bool		clause_is_not_null = false;
 			PartClauseInfo *pc = NULL;
 			List	   *clause_steps = NIL;
+			List	   *partconstr = context->rel->partition_qual;
+
+			/*
+			 * If this clause can be proved false for this partition,
+			 * given its partition constraint, we can ignore it,
+			 * that is not try to pass it to the pruning code.
+			 * We should do that especially to avoid pruning code
+			 * wrongly failing to prune the default partition.
+			 */
+			if (partconstr)
+			{
+				partconstr = (List *)
+					expression_planner((Expr *) partconstr);
+				if (context->rel->relid != 1)
+					ChangeVarNodes((Node *) partconstr, 1,
+								   context->rel->relid, 0);
+				if (predicate_refuted_by(partconstr,
+										 list_make1(clause),
+										 false))
+				{
+					context->contradictory = true;
+					return NIL;
+				}
+			}
 
 			switch (match_clause_to_partition_key(context,
 												  clause, partkey, i,
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/partition_prune.out b/src/test/regress/expected/partition_prune.out
index 9fcbb66..d8a699e 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/partition_prune.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/partition_prune.out
@@ -592,6 +592,24 @@ explain (costs off) select * from rlp where a < 1 or (a > 20 and a < 25);
          Filter: ((a < 1) OR ((a > 20) AND (a < 25)))
 (5 rows)
 
+-- where clause contradicts sub-partition's constraint
+explain (costs off) select * from rlp where a = 20 or a = 40;
+               QUERY PLAN               
+----------------------------------------
+ Append
+   ->  Seq Scan on rlp4_1
+         Filter: ((a = 20) OR (a = 40))
+   ->  Seq Scan on rlp5_default
+         Filter: ((a = 20) OR (a = 40))
+(5 rows)
+
+explain (costs off) select * from rlp3 where a = 20;   /* empty */
+        QUERY PLAN        
+--------------------------
+ Result
+   One-Time Filter: false
+(2 rows)
+
 -- redundant clauses are eliminated
 explain (costs off) select * from rlp where a > 1 and a = 10;	/* only default */
             QUERY PLAN            
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/partition_prune.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/partition_prune.sql
index c6ea5e6..a49fee3 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/partition_prune.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/partition_prune.sql
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ explain (costs off) select * from rlp where a = 29;
 explain (costs off) select * from rlp where a >= 29;
 explain (costs off) select * from rlp where a < 1 or (a > 20 and a < 25);
 
+-- where clause contradicts sub-partition's constraint
+explain (costs off) select * from rlp where a = 20 or a = 40;
+explain (costs off) select * from rlp3 where a = 20;   /* empty */
+
 -- redundant clauses are eliminated
 explain (costs off) select * from rlp where a > 1 and a = 10;	/* only default */
 explain (costs off) select * from rlp where a > 1 and a >=15;	/* rlp3 onwards, including default */