diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/analyzejoins.c b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/analyzejoins.c
index 506fccd20c9..fe3c9bc9b72 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/analyzejoins.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/analyzejoins.c
@@ -2148,6 +2148,10 @@ remove_self_joins_one_group(PlannerInfo *root, Relids relids)
 			Assert(root->simple_rte_array[k]->relid ==
 				   root->simple_rte_array[r]->relid);
 
+			if (root->simple_rte_array[k]->tablesample ||
+				root->simple_rte_array[r]->tablesample)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * It is impossible to eliminate join of two relations if they
 			 * belong to different rules of order. Otherwise planner can't be