diff --git a/be/src/olap/tablet_reader.cpp b/be/src/olap/tablet_reader.cpp
index f0229431b7b932..1cecd56a82ab7e 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/tablet_reader.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/tablet_reader.cpp
@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ void TabletReader::_init_conditions_param_except_leafnode_of_andnode(
         for (int id : read_params.topn_filter_source_node_ids) {
             auto& runtime_predicate =
                     read_params.runtime_state->get_query_ctx()->get_runtime_predicate(id);
+            DCHECK(runtime_predicate.inited())
+                    << "runtime predicate not inited, source_node_id=" << id;
             runtime_predicate.set_tablet_schema(_tablet_schema);
         }
     }
diff --git a/be/src/runtime/runtime_predicate.h b/be/src/runtime/runtime_predicate.h
index ec5b9612cbc9c4..fcfc9db7021235 100644
--- a/be/src/runtime/runtime_predicate.h
+++ b/be/src/runtime/runtime_predicate.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class RuntimePredicate {
 
     void set_tablet_schema(TabletSchemaSPtr tablet_schema) {
         std::unique_lock<std::shared_mutex> wlock(_rwlock);
-        if (_tablet_schema) {
+        if (_tablet_schema || !_inited) {
             return;
         }
         _tablet_schema = tablet_schema;