diff --git a/be/src/olap/rowset/beta_rowset.cpp b/be/src/olap/rowset/beta_rowset.cpp
index d8ef290cdaed064..1329917a82e7e3f 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/rowset/beta_rowset.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/rowset/beta_rowset.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Status BetaRowset::do_load(bool /*use_cache*/) {
 
 Status BetaRowset::load_segments(std::vector<segment_v2::SegmentSharedPtr>* segments) {
     auto fs = _rowset_meta->fs();
-    if (!fs) {
+    if (!fs || _schema == nullptr) {
         return Status::OLAPInternalError(OLAP_ERR_INIT_FAILED);
     }
     for (int seg_id = 0; seg_id < num_segments(); ++seg_id) {