diff --git a/src/client/src/tscPrepare.c b/src/client/src/tscPrepare.c
index b80bdabbfcd0a13d20b661760443f0f16c704379..631b0c7fb6b9122ecd2a31e4b00dfc8e67e69f17 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscPrepare.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscPrepare.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ int stmtParseInsertTbTags(SSqlObj* pSql, STscStmt* pStmt) {
     }
 
     sToken = tStrGetToken(pCmd->curSql, &index, false);
-    if (sToken.n <= 0 || sToken.type != TK_VALUES) {
+    if (sToken.n <= 0 || (sToken.type != TK_VALUES && sToken.type != TK_LP) {
       return TSDB_CODE_TSC_INVALID_OPERATION;
     }