diff --git a/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresprovider.cpp b/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresprovider.cpp
index 9e361c0eacd..4e9d1513b10 100644
--- a/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresprovider.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ QgsFeatureIterator QgsPostgresProvider::getFeatures( const QgsFeatureRequest& re
   }
 
   QgsPostgresFeatureSource* featureSrc = static_cast<QgsPostgresFeatureSource*>( featureSource() );
-  return QgsFeatureIterator( new QgsPostgresFeatureIterator( featureSrc, false, request ) );
+  return QgsFeatureIterator( new QgsPostgresFeatureIterator( featureSrc, true, request ) );
 }