diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/acl.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/acl.c
index e2547d719e..6f996cf243 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/acl.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/acl.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ check_circularity(const Acl *old_acl, const AclItem *mod_aip,
 	aip = ACL_DAT(acl);
 	for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
 	{
-		if (aip[i].ai_grantee == mod_aip->ai_grantee &&
+		if (has_privs_of_role(mod_aip->ai_grantee, aip[i].ai_grantee) &&
 			ACLITEM_GET_GOPTIONS(aip[i]) != ACL_NO_RIGHTS)
 		{
 			Acl		   *new_acl;