diff --git a/be/src/common/config.cpp b/be/src/common/config.cpp
index c836bd3fb33c47..3cbbd033e0d26e 100644
--- a/be/src/common/config.cpp
+++ b/be/src/common/config.cpp
@@ -484,6 +484,8 @@ DEFINE_mInt32(migration_remaining_size_threshold_mb, "10");
 // If the task runs longer than this time, the task will be terminated, in seconds.
 // timeout = std::max(migration_task_timeout_secs,  tablet size / 1MB/s)
 DEFINE_mInt32(migration_task_timeout_secs, "300");
+// timeout for try_lock migration lock
+DEFINE_Int64(migration_lock_timeout_ms, "1000");
 
 // Port to start debug webserver on
 DEFINE_Int32(webserver_port, "8040");
diff --git a/be/src/common/config.h b/be/src/common/config.h
index 8860e40b7ef874..a6a35447bb5c5a 100644
--- a/be/src/common/config.h
+++ b/be/src/common/config.h
@@ -534,6 +534,8 @@ DECLARE_mInt32(migration_remaining_size_threshold_mb);
 // If the task runs longer than this time, the task will be terminated, in seconds.
 // timeout = std::max(migration_task_timeout_secs,  tablet size / 1MB/s)
 DECLARE_mInt32(migration_task_timeout_secs);
+// timeout for try_lock migration lock
+DECLARE_Int64(migration_lock_timeout_ms);
 
 // Port to start debug webserver on
 DECLARE_Int32(webserver_port);
diff --git a/be/src/olap/rowset_builder.cpp b/be/src/olap/rowset_builder.cpp
index 2fc3d58b49141c..93058c05be332f 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/rowset_builder.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/rowset_builder.cpp
@@ -170,8 +170,10 @@ Status RowsetBuilder::check_tablet_version_count() {
 
 Status RowsetBuilder::prepare_txn() {
     std::shared_lock base_migration_lock(tablet()->get_migration_lock(), std::defer_lock);
-    if (!base_migration_lock.try_lock_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(30))) {
-        return Status::Error<TRY_LOCK_FAILED>("try migration lock failed");
+    if (!base_migration_lock.try_lock_for(
+                std::chrono::milliseconds(config::migration_lock_timeout_ms))) {
+        return Status::Error<TRY_LOCK_FAILED>("try_lock migration lock failed after {}ms",
+                                              config::migration_lock_timeout_ms);
     }
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> push_lock(tablet()->get_push_lock());
     return _engine.txn_manager()->prepare_txn(_req.partition_id, *tablet(), _req.txn_id,