diff --git a/ddl/db_partition_test.go b/ddl/db_partition_test.go
index f40c8daaf97d1..0d822ad96b981 100644
--- a/ddl/db_partition_test.go
+++ b/ddl/db_partition_test.go
@@ -512,6 +512,14 @@ create table log_message_1 (
 				"partition p1 values less than ('G'));",
 			ddl.ErrRangeNotIncreasing,
 		},
+		{
+			"create table t(d datetime)" +
+				"partition by range columns (d) (" +
+				"partition p0 values less than ('2022-01-01')," +
+				"partition p1 values less than (MAXVALUE), " +
+				"partition p2 values less than (MAXVALUE));",
+			ddl.ErrRangeNotIncreasing,
+		},
 		{
 			"CREATE TABLE t1(c0 INT) PARTITION BY HASH((NOT c0)) PARTITIONS 2;",
 			ddl.ErrPartitionFunctionIsNotAllowed,
diff --git a/ddl/ddl_api.go b/ddl/ddl_api.go
index 6c9baaba572a6..88716d1942069 100644
--- a/ddl/ddl_api.go
+++ b/ddl/ddl_api.go
@@ -2319,7 +2319,7 @@ func checkTwoRangeColumns(ctx sessionctx.Context, curr, prev *model.PartitionDef
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < len(pi.Columns); i++ {
 		// Special handling for MAXVALUE.
-		if strings.EqualFold(curr.LessThan[i], partitionMaxValue) {
+		if strings.EqualFold(curr.LessThan[i], partitionMaxValue) && !strings.EqualFold(prev.LessThan[i], partitionMaxValue) {
 			// If current is maxvalue, it certainly >= previous.
 			return true, nil
 		}