diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/joins/SortMergeJoinExec.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/joins/SortMergeJoinExec.scala
index 639b8e00c121b..f41fa14213df5 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/joins/SortMergeJoinExec.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/joins/SortMergeJoinExec.scala
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ case class SortMergeJoinExec(
 
   override def outputOrdering: Seq[SortOrder] = joinType match {
     // For inner join, orders of both sides keys should be kept.
-    case Inner =>
+    case _: InnerLike =>
       val leftKeyOrdering = getKeyOrdering(leftKeys, left.outputOrdering)
       val rightKeyOrdering = getKeyOrdering(rightKeys, right.outputOrdering)
       leftKeyOrdering.zip(rightKeyOrdering).map { case (lKey, rKey) =>
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/PlannerSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/PlannerSuite.scala
index 4d155d538d637..63e17c7f372b0 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/PlannerSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/PlannerSuite.scala
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD
 import org.apache.spark.sql.{execution, Row}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.InternalRow
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions._
-import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.{FullOuter, Inner, LeftOuter, RightOuter}
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.{Cross, FullOuter, Inner, LeftOuter, RightOuter}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.logical.{LogicalPlan, Repartition}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.physical._
 import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.columnar.InMemoryRelation
@@ -513,26 +513,30 @@ class PlannerSuite extends SharedSQLContext {
   }
 
   test("EnsureRequirements skips sort when either side of join keys is required after inner SMJ") {
-    val innerSmj = SortMergeJoinExec(exprA :: Nil, exprB :: Nil, Inner, None, planA, planB)
-    // Both left and right keys should be sorted after the SMJ.
-    Seq(orderingA, orderingB).foreach { ordering =>
-      assertSortRequirementsAreSatisfied(
-        childPlan = innerSmj,
-        requiredOrdering = Seq(ordering),
-        shouldHaveSort = false)
+    Seq(Inner, Cross).foreach { joinType =>
+      val innerSmj = SortMergeJoinExec(exprA :: Nil, exprB :: Nil, joinType, None, planA, planB)
+      // Both left and right keys should be sorted after the SMJ.
+      Seq(orderingA, orderingB).foreach { ordering =>
+        assertSortRequirementsAreSatisfied(
+          childPlan = innerSmj,
+          requiredOrdering = Seq(ordering),
+          shouldHaveSort = false)
+      }
     }
   }
 
   test("EnsureRequirements skips sort when key order of a parent SMJ is propagated from its " +
     "child SMJ") {
-    val childSmj = SortMergeJoinExec(exprA :: Nil, exprB :: Nil, Inner, None, planA, planB)
-    val parentSmj = SortMergeJoinExec(exprB :: Nil, exprC :: Nil, Inner, None, childSmj, planC)
-    // After the second SMJ, exprA, exprB and exprC should all be sorted.
-    Seq(orderingA, orderingB, orderingC).foreach { ordering =>
-      assertSortRequirementsAreSatisfied(
-        childPlan = parentSmj,
-        requiredOrdering = Seq(ordering),
-        shouldHaveSort = false)
+    Seq(Inner, Cross).foreach { joinType =>
+      val childSmj = SortMergeJoinExec(exprA :: Nil, exprB :: Nil, joinType, None, planA, planB)
+      val parentSmj = SortMergeJoinExec(exprB :: Nil, exprC :: Nil, joinType, None, childSmj, planC)
+      // After the second SMJ, exprA, exprB and exprC should all be sorted.
+      Seq(orderingA, orderingB, orderingC).foreach { ordering =>
+        assertSortRequirementsAreSatisfied(
+          childPlan = parentSmj,
+          requiredOrdering = Seq(ordering),
+          shouldHaveSort = false)
+      }
     }
   }