diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/createplan.c b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/createplan.c
index d002e6d..73a71d7 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/createplan.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/createplan.c
@@ -1499,7 +1499,6 @@ create_gather_merge_plan(PlannerInfo *root, GatherMergePath *best_path)
 									  &gm_plan->collations,
 									  &gm_plan->nullsFirst);
 
-
 	/* Compute sort column info, and adjust subplan's tlist as needed */
 	subplan = prepare_sort_from_pathkeys(subplan, pathkeys,
 										 best_path->subpath->parent->relids,
@@ -1511,11 +1510,13 @@ create_gather_merge_plan(PlannerInfo *root, GatherMergePath *best_path)
 										 &collations,
 										 &nullsFirst);
 
-	/* As for MergeAppend, check that we got the same sort key information. */
+	/*
+	 * As for MergeAppend, check that we got the same sort key information.
+	 * Unlike MergeAppend, for GatherMerge its not necessary that tlists
+	 * for the path and subpath match up as GatherMerge is projection capable
+	 * plan. So removed that check from here.
+	 */
 	Assert(numsortkeys == gm_plan->numCols);
-	if (memcmp(sortColIdx, gm_plan->sortColIdx,
-			   numsortkeys * sizeof(AttrNumber)) != 0)
-		elog(ERROR, "GatherMerge child's targetlist doesn't match GatherMerge");
 	Assert(memcmp(sortOperators, gm_plan->sortOperators,
 				  numsortkeys * sizeof(Oid)) == 0);
 	Assert(memcmp(collations, gm_plan->collations,