diff --git a/dbms/src/DataStreams/MergeSortingBlockInputStream.cpp b/dbms/src/DataStreams/MergeSortingBlockInputStream.cpp
index 9f6f8173cde..6ec9e054204 100644
--- a/dbms/src/DataStreams/MergeSortingBlockInputStream.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/DataStreams/MergeSortingBlockInputStream.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <Poco/Version.h>
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <DataStreams/MergeSortingBlockInputStream.h>
 #include <DataStreams/MergingSortedBlockInputStream.h>
 #include <DataStreams/NativeBlockOutputStream.h>
@@ -151,15 +151,20 @@ MergeSortingBlocksBlockInputStream::MergeSortingBlocksBlockInputStream(
 
     blocks.swap(nonempty_blocks);
 
+    size_t size = cursors.size();
     if (!has_collation)
     {
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < cursors.size(); ++i)
-            queue_without_collation.push(SortCursor(&cursors[i]));
+        queue_without_collation.reserve(size);
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i)
+            queue_without_collation.emplace_back(&cursors[i]);
+        std::make_heap(queue_without_collation.begin(), queue_without_collation.end());
     }
     else
     {
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < cursors.size(); ++i)
-            queue_with_collation.push(SortCursorWithCollation(&cursors[i]));
+        queue_with_collation.reserve(size);
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i)
+            queue_with_collation.emplace_back(&cursors[i]);
+        std::make_heap(queue_with_collation.begin(), queue_with_collation.end());
     }
 }
 
@@ -182,8 +187,58 @@ Block MergeSortingBlocksBlockInputStream::readImpl()
 }
 
 
+/// This is adapted version of the function __sift_down from libc++.
+template <typename It>
+void updateTopHeap(It begin, It end)
+{
+    size_t size = end - begin;
+    if (size < 2)
+        return;
+
+    size_t child_idx = 1;
+    It child_it = begin + 1;
+
+    /// Right child exists and is greater than left child.
+    if (size > 2 && *child_it < *(child_it + 1))
+    {
+        ++child_it;
+        ++child_idx;
+    }
+
+    /// Check if we are in order.
+    if (*child_it < *begin)
+        return;
+
+    auto curr_it = begin;
+    auto top(std::move(*begin));
+    do
+    {
+        /// We are not in heap-order, swap the parent with it's largest child.
+        *curr_it = std::move(*child_it);
+        curr_it = child_it;
+
+        if ((size - 2) / 2 < child_idx)
+            break;
+
+        // recompute the child based off of the updated parent
+        child_idx = 2 * child_idx + 1;
+        child_it = begin + child_idx;
+
+        if ((child_idx + 1) < size && *child_it < *(child_it + 1))
+        {
+            /// Right child exists and is greater than left child.
+            ++child_it;
+            ++child_idx;
+        }
+
+        /// Check if we are in order.
+    } while (!(*child_it < top));
+    *curr_it = std::move(top);
+}
+
+
 template <typename TSortCursor>
-Block MergeSortingBlocksBlockInputStream::mergeImpl(std::priority_queue<TSortCursor> & queue)
+Block MergeSortingBlocksBlockInputStream::mergeImpl(std::vector<TSortCursor> & queue)
 {
     size_t num_columns = blocks[0].columns();
 
@@ -194,17 +249,18 @@ Block MergeSortingBlocksBlockInputStream::mergeImpl(std::priority_queue<TSortCur
     size_t merged_rows = 0;
     while (!queue.empty())
     {
-        TSortCursor current = queue.top();
-        queue.pop();
+        TSortCursor current = queue.front();
 
         for (size_t i = 0; i < num_columns; ++i)
             merged_columns[i]->insertFrom(*current->all_columns[i], current->pos);
 
-        if (!current->isLast())
+        if (current->isValid())
         {
             current->next();
-            queue.push(current);
+            updateTopHeap(queue.begin(), queue.end());
         }
+        else
+            queue.erase(queue.begin());
 
         ++total_merged_rows;
         if (limit && total_merged_rows == limit)
diff --git a/dbms/src/DataStreams/MergeSortingBlockInputStream.h b/dbms/src/DataStreams/MergeSortingBlockInputStream.h
index a8b8e8cfd3b..8736801f5df 100644
--- a/dbms/src/DataStreams/MergeSortingBlockInputStream.h
+++ b/dbms/src/DataStreams/MergeSortingBlockInputStream.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <vector>
 #include <queue>
 
 #include <common/logger_useful.h>
@@ -56,19 +57,18 @@ private:
     UInt64 limit;
     size_t total_merged_rows = 0;
 
-    using CursorImpls = std::vector<SortCursorImpl>;
     CursorImpls cursors;
 
     bool has_collation = false;
 
-    std::priority_queue<SortCursor> queue_without_collation;
-    std::priority_queue<SortCursorWithCollation> queue_with_collation;
+    std::vector<SortCursor> queue_without_collation;
+    std::vector<SortCursorWithCollation> queue_with_collation;
 
     /** Two different cursors are supported - with and without Collation.
      *  Templates are used (instead of virtual functions in SortCursor) for zero-overhead.
      */
     template <typename TSortCursor>
-    Block mergeImpl(std::priority_queue<TSortCursor> & queue);
+    Block mergeImpl(std::vector<TSortCursor> & queue);
 };