diff --git a/be/src/exec/iceberg-metadata/iceberg-metadata-scan-node.cc b/be/src/exec/iceberg-metadata/iceberg-metadata-scan-node.cc
index bb4b4c9b2a..17ecfba641 100644
--- a/be/src/exec/iceberg-metadata/iceberg-metadata-scan-node.cc
+++ b/be/src/exec/iceberg-metadata/iceberg-metadata-scan-node.cc
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Status IcebergMetadataScanNode::GetNext(RuntimeState* state, RowBatch* row_batch
 
 void IcebergMetadataScanNode::Close(RuntimeState* state) {
   if (is_closed()) return;
-  metadata_scanner_->Close(state);
+  if (metadata_scanner_) metadata_scanner_->Close(state);
   ScanNode::Close(state);
 }