diff --git a/src/storage/tablet/ob_tablet_memtable_mgr.cpp b/src/storage/tablet/ob_tablet_memtable_mgr.cpp
index fe79c88ca8..413f416dfb 100644
--- a/src/storage/tablet/ob_tablet_memtable_mgr.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/tablet/ob_tablet_memtable_mgr.cpp
@@ -639,6 +639,9 @@ int ObTabletMemtableMgr::release_head_memtable_(memtable::ObIMemtable *imemtable
       memtable->remove_from_data_checkpoint();
       memtable->set_is_flushed();
       memtable->set_freeze_state(ObMemtableFreezeState::RELEASED);
+      if (force) {
+        memtable->set_frozen();
+      }
       release_head_memtable();
       FLOG_INFO("succeed to release head data memtable", K(ret), K(ls_id), K(tablet_id_));
     }