diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/CatalogRecycleBin.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/CatalogRecycleBin.java
index 9803304162134b..1d3c551a588b4b 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/CatalogRecycleBin.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/CatalogRecycleBin.java
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ public synchronized void replayErasePartition(long partitionId) {
 
         if (partitionInfo == null) {
             LOG.error("replayErasePartition: partitionInfo is null for partitionId[{}]", partitionId);
+            return;
         }
 
         Partition partition = partitionInfo.getPartition();