diff --git a/src/sql/optimizer/ob_join_order.cpp b/src/sql/optimizer/ob_join_order.cpp
index 436d540a3..c8726f5f2 100644
--- a/src/sql/optimizer/ob_join_order.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/optimizer/ob_join_order.cpp
@@ -11409,11 +11409,10 @@ int ObJoinOrder::extract_pushdown_quals(const ObIArray<ObRawExpr *> &quals,
       ret = OB_ERR_UNEXPECTED;
       LOG_WARN("get unexplected null", K(qual), K(ret));
     // can not push down expr with subquery
-    } else if (qual->has_flag(CNT_SUB_QUERY) && 
-               (qual->has_flag(CNT_PSEUDO_COLUMN) ||
-                qual->has_flag(CNT_PRIOR) ||
-                qual->has_flag(CNT_ROWNUM))) {
-      if (force_inner_nl) {
+    } else if (qual->has_flag(CNT_PSEUDO_COLUMN) ||
+               qual->has_flag(CNT_PRIOR) ||
+               qual->has_flag(CNT_ROWNUM)) {
+      if (force_inner_nl && qual->has_flag(CNT_SUB_QUERY)) {
         ret = OB_ERR_UNEXPECTED;
         LOG_WARN("can not push down special qual", KPC(qual), K(ret));
       }