diff --git a/be/src/olap/olap_server.cpp b/be/src/olap/olap_server.cpp
index b190163c52..97ffc5bc11 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/olap_server.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/olap_server.cpp
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ Status StorageEngine::_submit_compaction_task(TabletSharedPtr tablet,
                         ? _cumu_compaction_thread_pool
                         : _base_compaction_thread_pool;
         auto st = thread_pool->submit_func([tablet, compaction = std::move(compaction),
-                                            compaction_type, permits, is_low_priority_task,
+                                            compaction_type, permits, force, is_low_priority_task,
                                             this]() {
             if (is_low_priority_task && !_increase_low_priority_task_nums(tablet->data_dir())) {
                 VLOG_DEBUG << "skip low priority compaction task for tablet: "
@@ -996,11 +996,15 @@ Status StorageEngine::_submit_compaction_task(TabletSharedPtr tablet,
                     _decrease_low_priority_task_nums(tablet->data_dir());
                 }
             }
-            _permit_limiter.release(permits);
+            if (!force) {
+                _permit_limiter.release(permits);
+            }
             _pop_tablet_from_submitted_compaction(tablet, compaction_type);
         });
         if (!st.ok()) {
-            _permit_limiter.release(permits);
+            if (!force) {
+                _permit_limiter.release(permits);
+            }
             _pop_tablet_from_submitted_compaction(tablet, compaction_type);
             return Status::InternalError(
                     "failed to submit compaction task to thread pool, "