diff --git a/src/backend/commands/variable.c b/src/backend/commands/variable.c
index 3ed1c56..0d2bbe4 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/variable.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/variable.c
@@ -901,12 +901,9 @@ check_role(char **newval, void **extra, GucSource source)
 		ReleaseSysCache(roleTup);
 
 		/*
-		 * Verify that session user is allowed to become this role, but skip
-		 * this in parallel mode, where we must blindly recreate the parallel
-		 * leader's state.
+		 * Verify that session user is allowed to become this role.
 		 */
-		if (!InitializingParallelWorker &&
-			!is_member_of_role(GetSessionUserId(), roleid))
+		if (!is_member_of_role(GetSessionUserId(), roleid))
 		{
 			GUC_check_errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE);
 			GUC_check_errmsg("permission denied to set role \"%s\"",