diff --git a/src/backend/commands/explain.c b/src/backend/commands/explain.c
index cb968ec23d4..394d60a6096 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/explain.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/explain.c
@@ -2083,9 +2083,7 @@ ExplainNode(PlanState *planstate, List *ancestors,
 	}
 
 	if (ResManagerPrintOperatorMemoryLimits())
-	{
-		ExplainPropertyInteger("operatorMem", "kB", PlanStateOperatorMemKB(planstate), es);
-	}
+		appendStringInfo(es->str, "  (operatorMem: "UINT64_FORMAT"kB)", PlanStateOperatorMemKB(planstate));
 	/*
 	 * We have to forcibly clean up the instrumentation state because we
 	 * haven't done ExecutorEnd yet.  This is pretty grotty ...
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/workfile/hashjoin_spill.out b/src/test/regress/expected/workfile/hashjoin_spill.out
index ead97ec3f51..fb7920297bc 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/workfile/hashjoin_spill.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/workfile/hashjoin_spill.out
@@ -39,6 +39,22 @@ insert into test_hj_spill SELECT i,i,i%1000,i,i,i,i,i from
 	(select count(*) as nsegments from gp_segment_configuration where role='p' and content >= 0) foo) bar;
 SET statement_mem=1024;
 set gp_resqueue_print_operator_memory_limits=on;
+explain(costs off) select count(i3), avg(i3::numeric) from (SELECT t1.* FROM test_hj_spill AS t1 RIGHT JOIN test_hj_spill AS t2 ON t1.i1=t2.i2) foo;
+                                          QUERY PLAN                                          
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ Finalize Aggregate  (operatorMem: 100kB)
+   ->  Gather Motion 3:1  (slice1; segments: 3)  (operatorMem: 100kB)
+         ->  Partial Aggregate  (operatorMem: 100kB)
+               ->  Hash Left Join  (operatorMem: 100kB)
+                     Hash Cond: (t2.i2 = t1.i1)
+                     ->  Redistribute Motion 3:3  (slice2; segments: 3)  (operatorMem: 100kB)
+                           Hash Key: t2.i2
+                           ->  Seq Scan on test_hj_spill t2  (operatorMem: 100kB)
+                     ->  Hash  (operatorMem: 624kB)
+                           ->  Seq Scan on test_hj_spill t1  (operatorMem: 100kB)
+ Optimizer: Postgres query optimizer
+(11 rows)
+
 set gp_workfile_compression = on;
 select count(i3), avg(i3::numeric) from (SELECT t1.* FROM test_hj_spill AS t1 RIGHT JOIN test_hj_spill AS t2 ON t1.i1=t2.i2) foo;
  count |         avg          
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/workfile/hashjoin_spill.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/workfile/hashjoin_spill.sql
index 08e30501ef2..2f7a48203a2 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/workfile/hashjoin_spill.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/workfile/hashjoin_spill.sql
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ insert into test_hj_spill SELECT i,i,i%1000,i,i,i,i,i from
 	(select count(*) as nsegments from gp_segment_configuration where role='p' and content >= 0) foo) bar;
 SET statement_mem=1024;
 set gp_resqueue_print_operator_memory_limits=on;
+explain(costs off) select count(i3), avg(i3::numeric) from (SELECT t1.* FROM test_hj_spill AS t1 RIGHT JOIN test_hj_spill AS t2 ON t1.i1=t2.i2) foo;
 
 set gp_workfile_compression = on;
 select count(i3), avg(i3::numeric) from (SELECT t1.* FROM test_hj_spill AS t1 RIGHT JOIN test_hj_spill AS t2 ON t1.i1=t2.i2) foo;