diff --git a/be/src/olap/tablet.cpp b/be/src/olap/tablet.cpp
index 2b495807cd..e48ca02f78 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/tablet.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/tablet.cpp
@@ -674,16 +674,8 @@ void Tablet::calculate_cumulative_point() {
             // There is a hole, do not continue
             break;
         }
-        // break the loop if segments in this rowset is overlapping, or overlap flag is NOT NONOVERLAPPING
-        // even if is_segments_overlapping() return false, the overlap flag may be OVERLAPPING.
-        // eg: tablet with versions(rowsets):
-        //      [0-1] NONOVERLAPPING
-        //      [2-2] OVERLAPPING
-        // [2-2]'s overlap flag is OVERLAPPING because it is newly written by the delta writer.
-        // but is has only one segment, so is_segments_overlapping() will return false.
-        // but we should not continue increasing the cumulative point, because we need
-        // the compaction process to change the overlap flag from OVERLAPPING to NONOVERLAPPING.
-        if (rs->is_segments_overlapping() || rs->segments_overlap() != NONOVERLAPPING) {
+        // break the loop if segments in this rowset is overlapping, or is a singleton.
+        if (rs->is_segments_overlapping() || rs->is_singleton_delta()) {
             _cumulative_point = rs->version().first;
             break;
         }