diff --git a/be/src/olap/rowset/beta_rowset_reader.cpp b/be/src/olap/rowset/beta_rowset_reader.cpp
index ace0f0a668..b8013bc3e4 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/rowset/beta_rowset_reader.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/rowset/beta_rowset_reader.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ OLAPStatus BetaRowsetReader::init(RowsetReaderContext* read_context) {
 
     // convert RowsetReaderContext to StorageReadOptions
     StorageReadOptions read_options;
-    read_options.stats = _context->stats;
+    if (_context->stats == nullptr) {
+        // schema change/compaction should use owned_stats
+        // When doing schema change/compaction,
+        // only statistics of this RowsetReader is necessary.
+        read_options.stats = &_owned_stats;
+    } else {
+        read_options.stats = _context->stats;
+    }
     read_options.conditions = read_context->conditions;
     if (read_context->lower_bound_keys != nullptr) {
         for (int i = 0; i < read_context->lower_bound_keys->size(); ++i) {
diff --git a/be/src/olap/rowset/beta_rowset_reader.h b/be/src/olap/rowset/beta_rowset_reader.h
index 44ea7d3ef4..c4e244e56d 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/rowset/beta_rowset_reader.h
+++ b/be/src/olap/rowset/beta_rowset_reader.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ private:
     BetaRowsetSharedPtr _rowset;
 
     RowsetReaderContext* _context;
+    OlapReaderStatistics _owned_stats;
+
     std::unique_ptr<RowwiseIterator> _iterator;
 
     std::unique_ptr<RowBlockV2> _input_block;