diff --git a/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgCache.c b/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgCache.c
index 7d392346ad..9f9f783458 100644
--- a/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgCache.c
+++ b/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgCache.c
@@ -3226,14 +3226,24 @@ int32_t ctgGetTbTSMAFromCache(SCatalog* pCtg, SCtgTbTSMACtx* pCtx, int32_t dbIdx
     // get tb cache
     pName = taosArrayGet(pList, i);
     pTbCache = taosHashAcquire(dbCache->tbCache, pName->tname, strlen(pName->tname));
-    if (!pTbCache || !pTbCache->pMeta) {
+    if (!pTbCache) {
       ctgDebug("tb: %s.%s not in cache", dbFName, pName->tname);
       ctgAddTSMAFetch(&pCtx->pFetches, dbIdx, i, fetchIdx, baseResIdx + i, flag, FETCH_TSMA_SOURCE_TB_META, NULL);
       taosArrayPush(pCtx->pResList, &(SMetaRes){0});
       continue;
     }
+    CTG_LOCK(CTG_READ, &pTbCache->metaLock);
+    if (!pTbCache->pMeta) {
+      CTG_UNLOCK(CTG_READ, &pTbCache->metaLock);
+      ctgDebug("tb: %s.%s not in cache", dbFName, pName->tname);
+      ctgAddTSMAFetch(&pCtx->pFetches, dbIdx, i, fetchIdx, baseResIdx + i, flag, FETCH_TSMA_SOURCE_TB_META, NULL);
+      taosArrayPush(pCtx->pResList, &(SMetaRes){0});
+      taosHashRelease(dbCache->tbCache, pTbCache);
+      continue;
+    }
     uint64_t suid = pTbCache->pMeta->suid;
     int8_t   tbType = pTbCache->pMeta->tableType;
+    CTG_UNLOCK(CTG_READ, &pTbCache->metaLock);
     taosHashRelease(dbCache->tbCache, pTbCache);
     SName tsmaSourceTbName = *pName;