diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c b/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c
index bd65fa60c01..b713575546d 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c
@@ -2401,7 +2401,7 @@ RegisterCitusConfigVariables(void)
 		NULL,
 		&SkipAdvisoryLockPermissionChecks,
 		false,
-		GUC_SUPERUSER_ONLY,
+		PGC_SUSET,
 		GUC_NO_SHOW_ALL | GUC_NOT_IN_SAMPLE,
 		NULL, NULL, NULL);