diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/inc/vnode.h b/source/dnode/vnode/inc/vnode.h
index d006f12a3f393b7ed562de56a9b14072fa81f260..54d5d9eec25e0a6fa8c6a80961c9a1ea6b5ee4e1 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/inc/vnode.h
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/inc/vnode.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ typedef struct SMetaEntry  SMetaEntry;
 #define META_READER_NOLOCK 0x1
 
 void        metaReaderInit(SMetaReader *pReader, SMeta *pMeta, int32_t flags);
+void        metaReaderReleaseLock(SMetaReader *pReader);
 void        metaReaderClear(SMetaReader *pReader);
 int32_t     metaGetTableEntryByUid(SMetaReader *pReader, tb_uid_t uid);
 int         metaGetTableEntryByName(SMetaReader *pReader, const char *name);
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaQuery.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaQuery.c
index b4fc2c010b251d4a239179749f2c87cffe4ae635..84ce087e555a195fe8ab924f9357626939fe335f 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaQuery.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaQuery.c
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ void metaReaderInit(SMetaReader *pReader, SMeta *pMeta, int32_t flags) {
   }
 }
 
+void metaReaderReleaseLock(SMetaReader *pReader) {
+  if (pReader->pMeta && !(pReader->flags & META_READER_NOLOCK)) {
+    metaULock(pReader->pMeta);
+    pReader->flags |= META_READER_NOLOCK;
+  }
+}
+
 void metaReaderClear(SMetaReader *pReader) {
   if (pReader->pMeta && !(pReader->flags & META_READER_NOLOCK)) {
     metaULock(pReader->pMeta);
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeQuery.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeQuery.c
index 2b61bc6f33f8aedb2ede0506083399dcb0f344e7..e18379fe8aa331a71ffc3378707170bb93da629c 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeQuery.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeQuery.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int vnodeGetTableMeta(SVnode *pVnode, SRpcMsg *pMsg, bool direct) {
     schemaTag = mer1.me.stbEntry.schemaTag;
     metaRsp.suid = mer1.me.uid;
   } else if (mer1.me.type == TSDB_CHILD_TABLE) {
-    metaReaderInit(&mer2, pVnode->pMeta, 0);
+    metaReaderInit(&mer2, pVnode->pMeta, META_READER_NOLOCK);
     if (metaGetTableEntryByUid(&mer2, mer1.me.ctbEntry.suid) < 0) goto _exit;
 
     strcpy(metaRsp.stbName, mer2.me.name);
diff --git a/source/libs/executor/src/scanoperator.c b/source/libs/executor/src/scanoperator.c
index 0cfdd2b68e49d1b89c851cc87ed867698921a65c..c20bb9581164de0a76fee5a1aec983c3802be203 100644
--- a/source/libs/executor/src/scanoperator.c
+++ b/source/libs/executor/src/scanoperator.c
@@ -429,6 +429,8 @@ int32_t addTagPseudoColumnData(SReadHandle* pHandle, SExprInfo* pPseudoExpr, int
     return terrno;
   }
 
+  metaReaderReleaseLock(&mr);
+
   for (int32_t j = 0; j < numOfPseudoExpr; ++j) {
     SExprInfo* pExpr = &pPseudoExpr[j];
 
@@ -2548,7 +2550,7 @@ static SSDataBlock* sysTableScanUserTags(SOperatorInfo* pOperator) {
       return NULL;
     }
     SMetaReader smrSuperTable = {0};
-    metaReaderInit(&smrSuperTable, pInfo->readHandle.meta, 0);
+    metaReaderInit(&smrSuperTable, pInfo->readHandle.meta, META_READER_NOLOCK);
     metaGetTableEntryByUid(&smrSuperTable, smrChildTable.me.ctbEntry.suid);
     sysTableUserTagsFillOneTableTags(pInfo, &smrSuperTable, &smrChildTable, dbname, tableName, &numOfRows, dataBlock);
     metaReaderClear(&smrSuperTable);