diff --git a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
index 63bc3e4713547eea856b1e0c41731da0c640b007..7512ff7f062cdcd89aab1854788a2ff79101e97f 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
@@ -4373,9 +4373,11 @@ static int32_t validateSQLExprSQLFunc(SSqlCmd* pCmd, tSqlExpr* pExpr,
           (pParamElem->pNode->type == SQL_NODE_EXPR || pParamElem->pNode->type == SQL_NODE_SQLFUNCTION)) {
         return TSDB_CODE_TSC_INVALID_OPERATION;
       }
-      code = validateSQLExprItem(pCmd, pParamElem->pNode, pQueryInfo, pList, type, uid);
-      if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
-        return code;
+      if (TSDB_FUNC_IS_SCALAR(functionId)) {
+        code = validateSQLExprItem(pCmd, pParamElem->pNode, pQueryInfo, pList, type, uid);
+        if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
+          return code;
+        }
       }
     }
   }