diff --git a/src/client/src/tscPrepare.c b/src/client/src/tscPrepare.c
index 6bbc41bc01c6e68ffe0322c123b373034a406d2c..312a570f2caa59646cdd236e26a39a61822c8962 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->insertParam.sql, &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;
     }