diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/load/ExportMgr.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/load/ExportMgr.java
index 09eb8ea5ee..2c0a6ec591 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/load/ExportMgr.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/load/ExportMgr.java
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ public class ExportMgr {
     // dbid -> <label -> job>
     private Map<Long, Map<String, Long>> dbTolabelToExportJobId = Maps.newHashMap();
 
-    // lock for export job
-    // lock is private and must use after db lock
+    // lock for protecting export jobs.
+    // need to be added when creating or cancelling export job.
     private final ReentrantReadWriteLock lock = new ReentrantReadWriteLock(true);
 
     public ExportMgr() {
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ public class ExportMgr {
 
         // check auth
         checkCancelExportJobAuth(InternalCatalog.INTERNAL_CATALOG_NAME, stmt.getDbName(), matchExportJobs);
+        // Must add lock to protect export job.
+        // Because job may be cancelled when generating task executors,
+        // the cancel process may clear the task executor list at same time,
+        // which will cause ConcurrentModificationException
+        writeLock();
         try {
             for (ExportJob exportJob : matchExportJobs) {
                 // exportJob.cancel(ExportFailMsg.CancelType.USER_CANCEL, "user cancel");
@@ -145,6 +150,8 @@ public class ExportMgr {
             }
         } catch (JobException e) {
             throw new AnalysisException(e.getMessage());
+        } finally {
+            writeUnlock();
         }
     }
 
@@ -459,7 +466,7 @@ public class ExportMgr {
     }
 
     public void replayUpdateJobState(ExportJobStateTransfer stateTransfer) {
-        readLock();
+        writeLock();
         try {
             ExportJob job = exportIdToJob.get(stateTransfer.getJobId());
             job.replayExportJobState(stateTransfer.getState());
@@ -468,7 +475,7 @@ public class ExportMgr {
             job.setFailMsg(stateTransfer.getFailMsg());
             job.setOutfileInfo(stateTransfer.getOutFileInfo());
         } finally {
-            readUnlock();
+            writeUnlock();
         }
     }