diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/alter/SchemaChangeJobV2.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/alter/SchemaChangeJobV2.java
index 7bf6925237..e98d8066a1 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/alter/SchemaChangeJobV2.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/alter/SchemaChangeJobV2.java
@@ -586,21 +586,21 @@ public class SchemaChangeJobV2 extends AlterJobV2 {
             } // end for partitions
             // all partitions are good
             onFinished(tbl);
+
+            pruneMeta();
+
+            LOG.info("schema change job finished: {}", jobId);
+
+            changeTableState(dbId, tableId, OlapTableState.NORMAL);
+            LOG.info("set table's state to NORMAL, table id: {}, job id: {}", tableId, jobId);
+
+            this.jobState = JobState.FINISHED;
+            this.finishedTimeMs = System.currentTimeMillis();
+            Env.getCurrentEnv().getEditLog().logAlterJob(this);
         } finally {
             tbl.writeUnlock();
         }
 
-        pruneMeta();
-
-        LOG.info("schema change job finished: {}", jobId);
-
-        changeTableState(dbId, tableId, OlapTableState.NORMAL);
-        LOG.info("set table's state to NORMAL, table id: {}, job id: {}", tableId, jobId);
-
-        this.jobState = JobState.FINISHED;
-        this.finishedTimeMs = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        Env.getCurrentEnv().getEditLog().logAlterJob(this);
-
         // Drop table column stats after schema change finished.
         Env.getCurrentEnv().getAnalysisManager().dropStats(tbl);
     }