diff --git a/pkg/control/pubcontrol/pub_control_utils.go b/pkg/control/pubcontrol/pub_control_utils.go
index 8ef8ef1a28..9cce295627 100644
--- a/pkg/control/pubcontrol/pub_control_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/control/pubcontrol/pub_control_utils.go
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ func PodUnavailableBudgetValidatePod(pod *corev1.Pod, operation policyv1alpha1.P
 	if pod.Annotations[policyv1alpha1.PodPubNoProtectionAnnotation] == "true" {
 		klog.V(3).Infof("pod(%s/%s) contains annotations[%s]=true, then don't need check pub", pod.Namespace, pod.Name, policyv1alpha1.PodPubNoProtectionAnnotation)
 		return true, "", nil
-		// If the pod is not ready, it doesn't count towards healthy and we should not decrement
-	} else if !PubControl.IsPodReady(pod) {
-		klog.V(3).Infof("pod(%s/%s) is not ready, then don't need check pub", pod.Namespace, pod.Name)
+		// If the pod is not ready or state is inconsistent, it doesn't count towards healthy and we should not decrement
+	} else if !PubControl.IsPodReady(pod) || !PubControl.IsPodStateConsistent(pod) {
+		klog.V(3).Infof("pod(%s/%s) is not ready or state is inconsistent, then don't need check pub", pod.Namespace, pod.Name)
 		return true, "", nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/control/pubcontrol/pub_control_utils_test.go b/pkg/control/pubcontrol/pub_control_utils_test.go
index 9a8da83759..5236615a87 100644
--- a/pkg/control/pubcontrol/pub_control_utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/control/pubcontrol/pub_control_utils_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/openkruise/kruise/apis/apps/pub"
 	appspub "github.com/openkruise/kruise/apis/apps/pub"
 	policyv1alpha1 "github.com/openkruise/kruise/apis/policy/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/openkruise/kruise/pkg/util/controllerfinder"
@@ -274,6 +275,34 @@ func TestPodUnavailableBudgetValidatePod(t *testing.T) {
 				return pubStatus
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "valid delete pod, pod state is inconsistent(inplace update not completed yet), ignore",
+			getPod: func() *corev1.Pod {
+				pod := podDemo.DeepCopy()
+				pod.Annotations[pub.InPlaceUpdateStateKey] = `{"nextContainerImages":{"main":"nginx:v2"}}`
+				return pod
+			},
+			getPub: func() *policyv1alpha1.PodUnavailableBudget {
+				pub := pubDemo.DeepCopy()
+				return pub
+			},
+			operation:   policyv1alpha1.PubDeleteOperation,
+			expectAllow: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "valid delete pod, pod declared no protect , ignore",
+			getPod: func() *corev1.Pod {
+				pod := podDemo.DeepCopy()
+				pod.Annotations[policyv1alpha1.PodPubNoProtectionAnnotation] = "true"
+				return pod
+			},
+			getPub: func() *policyv1alpha1.PodUnavailableBudget {
+				pub := pubDemo.DeepCopy()
+				return pub
+			},
+			operation:   policyv1alpha1.PubDeleteOperation,
+			expectAllow: true,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, cs := range cases {