diff --git a/src/storage/memtable/mvcc/ob_mvcc_iterator.cpp b/src/storage/memtable/mvcc/ob_mvcc_iterator.cpp
index a5eba89098a0db5a85559eb3a8aae8a10086bba6..d008c9d42afa678d209c1f5e83fefb25c42e4064 100644
--- a/src/storage/memtable/mvcc/ob_mvcc_iterator.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/memtable/mvcc/ob_mvcc_iterator.cpp
@@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ bool ObMvccValueIterator::read_by_sql_no(
     } else {
       can_read_by_sql_no = true;
     }
-  } else if (ctx.is_for_replay() && !iter->is_committed() && iter->get_ctx_descriptor() == ctx.get_ctx_descriptor()) {
+  } else if (ctx.is_for_replay() && OB_NOT_NULL(iter) &&  // row may not modified
+             !iter->is_committed() && iter->get_ctx_descriptor() == ctx.get_ctx_descriptor()) {
     can_read_by_sql_no = true;
   }
   if (can_read_by_sql_no) {