diff --git a/planner/core/point_get_plan.go b/planner/core/point_get_plan.go
index 6562894eae2db..c3d5c43107062 100644
--- a/planner/core/point_get_plan.go
+++ b/planner/core/point_get_plan.go
@@ -1280,6 +1280,12 @@ func findInPairs(colName string, pairs []nameValuePair) int {
 }
 
 func tryUpdatePointPlan(ctx sessionctx.Context, updateStmt *ast.UpdateStmt) Plan {
+	// avoid using the point_get when assignment_list contains the subquery in the UPDATE.
+	for _, list := range updateStmt.List {
+		if _, ok := list.Expr.(*ast.SubqueryExpr); ok {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
 	selStmt := &ast.SelectStmt{
 		Fields:  &ast.FieldList{},
 		From:    updateStmt.TableRefs,
diff --git a/planner/core/point_get_plan_test.go b/planner/core/point_get_plan_test.go
index 1306da4bed42c..b67bcf08cb465 100644
--- a/planner/core/point_get_plan_test.go
+++ b/planner/core/point_get_plan_test.go
@@ -206,6 +206,19 @@ func (s *testPointGetSuite) TestPointGetForUpdate(c *C) {
 	tk.MustExec("rollback")
 }
 
+func (s *testPointGetSuite) TestPointGetForUpdateWithSubquery(c *C) {
+	tk := testkit.NewTestKit(c, s.store)
+	tk.MustExec("use test")
+	tk.MustExec("CREATE TABLE users (id bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL primary key, name longtext DEFAULT NULL, company_id bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL)")
+	tk.MustExec("create table companies(id bigint primary key, name longtext default null)")
+	tk.MustExec("insert into companies values(14, 'Company14')")
+	tk.MustExec("insert into companies values(15, 'Company15')")
+	tk.MustExec("insert into users(id, company_id, name) values(239, 15, 'xxxx')")
+	tk.MustExec("UPDATE users SET name=(SELECT name FROM companies WHERE companies.id = users.company_id)  WHERE id = 239")
+
+	tk.MustQuery("select * from users").Check(testkit.Rows("239 Company15 15"))
+}
+
 func checkUseForUpdate(tk *testkit.TestKit, c *C, expectLock bool) {
 	res := tk.MustQuery("explain format = 'brief' select * from fu where id = 6 for update")
 	// Point_Get_1	1.00	root	table:fu, handle:6