diff --git a/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/segment_iterator.cpp b/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/segment_iterator.cpp
index e3aa0519c5558a..4fcaac363cad1d 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/segment_iterator.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/segment_iterator.cpp
@@ -1987,6 +1987,12 @@ Status SegmentIterator::copy_column_data_by_selector(vectorized::IColumn* input_
     return input_col_ptr->filter_by_selector(sel_rowid_idx, select_size, output_col);
 }
 
+void SegmentIterator::_clear_iterators() {
+    _column_iterators.clear();
+    _bitmap_index_iterators.clear();
+    _inverted_index_iterators.clear();
+}
+
 Status SegmentIterator::_next_batch_internal(vectorized::Block* block) {
     bool is_mem_reuse = block->mem_reuse();
     DCHECK(is_mem_reuse);
@@ -2093,6 +2099,8 @@ Status SegmentIterator::_next_batch_internal(vectorized::Block* block) {
             }
         }
         block->clear_column_data();
+        // clear and release iterators memory footprint in advance
+        _clear_iterators();
         return Status::EndOfFile("no more data in segment");
     }
 
diff --git a/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/segment_iterator.h b/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/segment_iterator.h
index 5626d15180c295..5606a96635e1eb 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/segment_iterator.h
+++ b/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/segment_iterator.h
@@ -382,6 +382,8 @@ class SegmentIterator : public RowwiseIterator {
 
     void _calculate_expr_in_remaining_conjunct_root();
 
+    void _clear_iterators();
+
     class BitmapRangeIterator;
     class BackwardBitmapRangeIterator;