diff --git a/src/query/src/qFilter.c b/src/query/src/qFilter.c
index 0d9fdb814a5af9df0901cf0c6d61e2a12554cfea..3387956730383141491e37323b316fd0b2ee215c 100644
--- a/src/query/src/qFilter.c
+++ b/src/query/src/qFilter.c
@@ -2787,6 +2787,10 @@ int32_t filterRmUnitByRange(SFilterInfo *info, SDataStatis *pDataStatis, int32_t
         info->blkUnitRes[k] = -1;
         rmUnit = 1;
         continue;
+      } else {
+        // when there are values and nulls in this block, no unit can produce all true
+        // or all false. so no unit can be removed
+        continue;
       }
     }