diff --git a/be/src/cloud/cloud_cumulative_compaction.cpp b/be/src/cloud/cloud_cumulative_compaction.cpp
index 47c440f8ed3285b..10b4cb9ea75d1aa 100644
--- a/be/src/cloud/cloud_cumulative_compaction.cpp
+++ b/be/src/cloud/cloud_cumulative_compaction.cpp
@@ -85,16 +85,14 @@ Status CloudCumulativeCompaction::prepare_compact() {
 
     // pick rowsets to compact
     auto st = pick_rowsets_to_compact();
-    if (!st.ok()) {
-        if (tried == 0 && _last_delete_version.first != -1) {
-            // we meet a delete version, should increase the cumulative point to let base compaction handle the delete version.
-            // plus 1 to skip the delete version.
-            // NOTICE: after that, the cumulative point may be larger than max version of this tablet, but it doesn't matter.
-            update_cumulative_point();
-            return Status::OK();
-        }
-        return st;
+    if (tried == 0 && _last_delete_version.first != -1) {
+        // we meet a delete version, should increase the cumulative point to let base compaction handle the delete version.
+        // plus 1 to skip the delete version.
+        // NOTICE: after that, the cumulative point may be larger than max version of this tablet, but it doesn't matter.
+        update_cumulative_point();
+        st = Status::OK();
     }
+    RETURN_IF_ERROR(st);
 
     // prepare compaction job
     cloud::TabletJobInfoPB job;