diff --git a/src/Storages/StorageMergeTree.cpp b/src/Storages/StorageMergeTree.cpp
index 1398fb2c375..3a6f9996bab 100644
--- a/src/Storages/StorageMergeTree.cpp
+++ b/src/Storages/StorageMergeTree.cpp
@@ -2161,10 +2161,6 @@ void StorageMergeTree::replacePartitionFrom(const StoragePtr & source_table, con
 
 void StorageMergeTree::movePartitionToTable(const StoragePtr & dest_table, const ASTPtr & partition, ContextPtr local_context)
 {
-    auto lock1 = lockForShare(local_context->getCurrentQueryId(), local_context->getSettingsRef().lock_acquire_timeout);
-    auto lock2 = dest_table->lockForShare(local_context->getCurrentQueryId(), local_context->getSettingsRef().lock_acquire_timeout);
-    auto merges_blocker = stopMergesAndWait();
-
     auto dest_table_storage = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<StorageMergeTree>(dest_table);
     if (!dest_table_storage)
         throw Exception(ErrorCodes::NOT_IMPLEMENTED,
@@ -2181,6 +2177,10 @@ void StorageMergeTree::movePartitionToTable(const StoragePtr & dest_table, const
     // Use the same back-pressure (delay/throw) logic as for INSERTs to be consistent and avoid possibility of exceeding part limits using MOVE PARTITION queries
     dest_table_storage->delayInsertOrThrowIfNeeded(nullptr, local_context, true);
 
+    auto lock1 = lockForShare(local_context->getCurrentQueryId(), local_context->getSettingsRef().lock_acquire_timeout);
+    auto lock2 = dest_table->lockForShare(local_context->getCurrentQueryId(), local_context->getSettingsRef().lock_acquire_timeout);
+    auto merges_blocker = stopMergesAndWait();
+
     auto dest_metadata_snapshot = dest_table->getInMemoryMetadataPtr();
     auto metadata_snapshot = getInMemoryMetadataPtr();
     Stopwatch watch;
diff --git a/src/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.cpp b/src/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.cpp
index 21fbef395fc..fec667ac35c 100644
--- a/src/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.cpp
+++ b/src/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.cpp
@@ -8207,10 +8207,6 @@ void StorageReplicatedMergeTree::replacePartitionFrom(
 
 void StorageReplicatedMergeTree::movePartitionToTable(const StoragePtr & dest_table, const ASTPtr & partition, ContextPtr query_context)
 {
-    auto lock1 = lockForShare(query_context->getCurrentQueryId(), query_context->getSettingsRef().lock_acquire_timeout);
-    auto lock2 = dest_table->lockForShare(query_context->getCurrentQueryId(), query_context->getSettingsRef().lock_acquire_timeout);
-    auto storage_settings_ptr = getSettings();
-
     auto dest_table_storage = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<StorageReplicatedMergeTree>(dest_table);
     if (!dest_table_storage)
         throw Exception(ErrorCodes::NOT_IMPLEMENTED,
@@ -8227,6 +8223,10 @@ void StorageReplicatedMergeTree::movePartitionToTable(const StoragePtr & dest_ta
     // Use the same back-pressure (delay/throw) logic as for INSERTs to be consistent and avoid possibility of exceeding part limits using MOVE PARTITION queries
     dest_table_storage->delayInsertOrThrowIfNeeded(nullptr, query_context, true);
 
+    auto lock1 = lockForShare(query_context->getCurrentQueryId(), query_context->getSettingsRef().lock_acquire_timeout);
+    auto lock2 = dest_table->lockForShare(query_context->getCurrentQueryId(), query_context->getSettingsRef().lock_acquire_timeout);
+    auto storage_settings_ptr = getSettings();
+
     auto dest_metadata_snapshot = dest_table->getInMemoryMetadataPtr();
     auto metadata_snapshot = getInMemoryMetadataPtr();