diff --git a/source/client/src/clientSml.c b/source/client/src/clientSml.c
index bbf9eba363a398c243439f811e9046c796fa027c..aaa13ed26644cddf6c01b12dd8a02868e527906a 100644
--- a/source/client/src/clientSml.c
+++ b/source/client/src/clientSml.c
@@ -1315,8 +1315,24 @@ static int32_t smlDealCols(SSmlTableInfo* oneTable, bool dataFormat, SArray *col
     void *p = taosArraySearch(oneTable->cols, &cols, smlKvTimeArrayCompare, TD_GE);
     if(p == NULL){
       taosArrayPush(oneTable->cols, &cols);
-    }else{
-      taosArrayInsert(oneTable->cols, TARRAY_ELEM_IDX(oneTable->cols, p), &cols);
+    }else{      // to make the sort stable for update data
+      SArray *sa = (SArray *)p;
+      SSmlKv *cur = (SSmlKv*)taosArrayGet(sa, 0);
+      SSmlKv *dCur = (SSmlKv*)taosArrayGet(cols, 0);
+      if(cur->i > dCur->i){
+        taosArrayInsert(oneTable->cols, TARRAY_ELEM_IDX(oneTable->cols, p), &cols);
+      }else{
+        ASSERT(cur->i == dCur->i);
+        int32_t index = TARRAY_ELEM_IDX(oneTable->cols, p) + 1;
+        for(; index < taosArrayGetSize(oneTable->cols); index++){
+          SArray *tmp = (SArray *)taosArrayGet(oneTable->cols, index);
+          SSmlKv *curTs = (SSmlKv*)taosArrayGet(tmp, 0);
+          if(curTs->i > dCur->i){
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        taosArrayInsert(oneTable->cols, index, &cols);
+      }
     }
     return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
   }
@@ -1334,8 +1350,24 @@ static int32_t smlDealCols(SSmlTableInfo* oneTable, bool dataFormat, SArray *col
   void *p = taosArraySearch(oneTable->cols, &kvHash, smlKvTimeHashCompare, TD_GE);
   if(p == NULL){
     taosArrayPush(oneTable->cols, &kvHash);
-  }else{
-    taosArrayInsert(oneTable->cols, TARRAY_ELEM_IDX(oneTable->cols, p), &kvHash);
+  }else{    // to make the sort stable for update data
+    SHashObj *sa = (SHashObj *)p;
+    SSmlKv *cur = (SSmlKv *)taosHashGet(sa, TS, TS_LEN);
+    SSmlKv *dCur = (SSmlKv*)taosArrayGet(cols, 0);
+    if(cur->i > dCur->i){
+      taosArrayInsert(oneTable->cols, TARRAY_ELEM_IDX(oneTable->cols, p), &cols);
+    }else{
+      ASSERT(cur->i == dCur->i);
+      int32_t index = TARRAY_ELEM_IDX(oneTable->cols, p) + 1;
+      for(; index < taosArrayGetSize(oneTable->cols); index++){
+        SHashObj *tmp = (SHashObj *)taosArrayGet(oneTable->cols, index);
+        SSmlKv *curTs = (SSmlKv *)taosHashGet(tmp, TS, TS_LEN);
+        if(curTs->i > dCur->i){
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      taosArrayInsert(oneTable->cols, index, &cols);
+    }
   }
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
 }