diff --git a/src/sql/optimizer/ob_log_plan.cpp b/src/sql/optimizer/ob_log_plan.cpp
index 1748e84776..cdbdfe2c8b 100644
--- a/src/sql/optimizer/ob_log_plan.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/optimizer/ob_log_plan.cpp
@@ -13360,8 +13360,8 @@ int ObLogPlan::create_for_update_plan(ObLogicalOperator *&top,
                                                 skip_locked,
                                                 lock_rownum))) {
     LOG_WARN("failed to allocate delete as top", K(ret));
-  } else {
-    optimizer_context_.set_for_update();
+  } else if (!skip_locked) {
+    optimizer_context_.set_no_skip_for_update();
   }
   return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/sql/optimizer/ob_optimizer_context.h b/src/sql/optimizer/ob_optimizer_context.h
index adf3a84428..4d6436e416 100644
--- a/src/sql/optimizer/ob_optimizer_context.h
+++ b/src/sql/optimizer/ob_optimizer_context.h
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ ObOptimizerContext(ObSQLSessionInfo *session_info,
     aggregation_optimization_settings_(0),
     query_ctx_(query_ctx),
     nested_sql_flags_(0),
-    has_for_update_(false),
+    has_no_skip_for_update_(false),
     has_var_assign_(false),
     is_var_assign_only_in_root_stmt_(false),
     failed_ds_tab_list_(),
@@ -582,8 +582,8 @@ ObOptimizerContext(ObSQLSessionInfo *session_info,
   bool contain_nested_sql() const { return nested_sql_flags_ > 0; }
   //use nested sql can't in online DDL session
   bool contain_user_nested_sql() const { return nested_sql_flags_ > 0 && !is_online_ddl_; }
-  void set_for_update() { has_for_update_ = true; }
-  bool has_for_update() { return has_for_update_;};
+  inline void set_no_skip_for_update() { has_no_skip_for_update_ = true; }
+  inline bool has_no_skip_for_update() const { return has_no_skip_for_update_; }
   inline bool has_var_assign() { return has_var_assign_; }
   inline void set_has_var_assign(bool v) { has_var_assign_ = v; }
   inline bool is_var_assign_only_in_root_stmt() { return is_var_assign_only_in_root_stmt_; }
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ private:
       int8_t has_cursor_expression_            : 1; //this sql has cursor expression
     };
   };
-  bool has_for_update_;
+  bool has_no_skip_for_update_;
   bool has_var_assign_;
   bool is_var_assign_only_in_root_stmt_;
   //record the dynamic sampling falied table list, avoid repeated dynamic sampling.
diff --git a/src/sql/optimizer/ob_select_log_plan.cpp b/src/sql/optimizer/ob_select_log_plan.cpp
index a40007bffc..f241018f1c 100644
--- a/src/sql/optimizer/ob_select_log_plan.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/optimizer/ob_select_log_plan.cpp
@@ -4545,8 +4545,11 @@ int ObSelectLogPlan::allocate_plan_top()
 
     // allocate root exchange
     if (OB_SUCC(ret) && is_final_root_plan()) {
-      // allocate material if there is for update.
-      if (optimizer_context_.has_for_update() && OB_FAIL(candi_allocate_for_update_material())) {
+      // allocate material if there is for update without skip locked.
+      // FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED does not need SQL-level retry, hence we don't need a MATERIAL to
+      // block the output.
+      if (optimizer_context_.has_no_skip_for_update()
+          && OB_FAIL(candi_allocate_for_update_material())) {
         LOG_WARN("failed to allocate material", K(ret));
         //allocate temp-table transformation if needed.
       } else if (!get_optimizer_context().get_temp_table_infos().empty() &&