diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
index 77facb0d42..dcfc578ac7 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ int32_t tqProcessTaskRunReq(STQ* pTq, SRpcMsg* pMsg) {
       streamProcessRunReq(pTask);
     } else {
       if (streamTaskShouldPause(&pTask->status)) {
-        atomic_val_compare_exchange_8(&pTask->status.schedStatus, TASK_SCHED_STATUS__WAITING, TASK_SCHED_STATUS__INACTIVE);
+        atomic_store_8(&pTask->status.schedStatus, TASK_SCHED_STATUS__INACTIVE);
       }
       tqDebug("vgId:%d s-task:%s ignore run req since not in ready state", vgId, pTask->id.idStr);
     }