diff --git a/session/session.go b/session/session.go
index c4cc5f83ff551..926677fa5fb3b 100644
--- a/session/session.go
+++ b/session/session.go
@@ -2049,7 +2049,7 @@ func (s *session) PrepareTxnCtx(ctx context.Context) {
 		SchemaVersion: is.SchemaMetaVersion(),
 		CreateTime:    time.Now(),
 	}
-	if !s.sessionVars.IsAutocommit() {
+	if !s.sessionVars.IsAutocommit() || s.sessionVars.RetryInfo.Retrying {
 		pessTxnConf := config.GetGlobalConfig().PessimisticTxn
 		if pessTxnConf.Enable {
 			if s.sessionVars.TxnMode == ast.Pessimistic {