diff --git a/src/storage/compaction/ob_tablet_merge_task.cpp b/src/storage/compaction/ob_tablet_merge_task.cpp
index 83f705d06f..c224e26f7c 100644
--- a/src/storage/compaction/ob_tablet_merge_task.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/compaction/ob_tablet_merge_task.cpp
@@ -1382,6 +1382,8 @@ int ObBatchFreezeTabletsTask::process()
     } else if (OB_TMP_FAIL(MTL(ObTenantFreezer *)->tablet_freeze(cur_pair.tablet_id_, true/*need_rewrite*/, true/*is_sync*/))) {
       LOG_WARN_RET(tmp_ret, "failed to force freeze tablet", K(param), K(cur_pair));
       ++fail_freeze_cnt;
+    } else if (!MTL(ObTenantTabletScheduler *)->could_major_merge_start()) {
+      // merge is suspended
     } else if (OB_TMP_FAIL(ls->get_tablet_svr()->get_tablet(cur_pair.tablet_id_,
                                                             tablet_handle,
                                                             0/*timeout_us*/,
@@ -1390,6 +1392,8 @@ int ObBatchFreezeTabletsTask::process()
     } else if (FALSE_IT(tablet = tablet_handle.get_obj())) {
     } else if (OB_UNLIKELY(tablet->get_snapshot_version() < cur_pair.schedule_merge_scn_)) {
       // do nothing
+    } else if (!tablet->is_data_complete()) {
+      // no need to schedule merge
     } else if (OB_TMP_FAIL(compaction::ObTenantTabletScheduler::schedule_merge_dag(param.ls_id_,
                                                                                    *tablet,
                                                                                    MEDIUM_MERGE,