diff --git a/ge/graph/passes/replace_with_empty_const_pass.cc b/ge/graph/passes/replace_with_empty_const_pass.cc
index 9459c852..3176d1ee 100644
--- a/ge/graph/passes/replace_with_empty_const_pass.cc
+++ b/ge/graph/passes/replace_with_empty_const_pass.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,23 @@
 #include "framework/common/debug/ge_log.h"
 #include "framework/common/ge_inner_error_codes.h"
 #include "graph/utils/graph_utils.h"
+#include "graph/utils/node_utils.h"
 
+namespace {
+const std::unordered_set<std::string> kControlFlowOps = {
+  ge::SWITCH,
+  ge::REFSWITCH,
+  ge::MERGE,
+  ge::REFMERGE,
+  ge::ENTER,
+  ge::REFENTER,
+  ge::NEXTITERATION,
+  ge::REFNEXTITERATION,
+  ge::EXIT,
+  ge::REFEXIT,
+  ge::LOOPCOND
+};
+}
 namespace ge {
 Status ReplaceWithEmptyConstPass::Run(NodePtr &node) {
   GELOGD("ReplaceWithEmptyConstPass in.");
@@ -39,6 +55,10 @@ Status ReplaceWithEmptyConstPass::Run(NodePtr &node) {
     GELOGI("Node %s is const. Ignore current pass.", node->GetName().c_str());
     return SUCCESS;
   }
+  if (kControlFlowOps.count(NodeUtils::GetNodeType(node)) != 0) {
+    GELOGI("Node %s is control flow op. Ignore current pass.", node->GetName().c_str());
+    return SUCCESS;
+  }
   // Node like no op, it has no output
   if (node->GetOpDesc()->GetAllOutputsDescPtr().empty()) {
     GELOGI("Node %s has no output desc. Ignore current pass.", node->GetName().c_str());
diff --git a/tests/ut/ge/graph/passes/replace_with_empty_const_pass_unittest.cc b/tests/ut/ge/graph/passes/replace_with_empty_const_pass_unittest.cc
index 6711b0d3..d353498c 100644
--- a/tests/ut/ge/graph/passes/replace_with_empty_const_pass_unittest.cc
+++ b/tests/ut/ge/graph/passes/replace_with_empty_const_pass_unittest.cc
@@ -57,6 +57,36 @@ ut::GraphBuilder Graph1Builder() {
   builder.AddDataEdge(cast1, 0, conv2d, 0);
   return builder;
 }
+
+///           data1    const1
+///                \ /
+///               add1
+///                |
+///   data2  -> switch1 (empty)
+///                |
+///              conv2d
+ut::GraphBuilder Graph2Builder() {
+  ut::GraphBuilder builder = ut::GraphBuilder("graph2");
+  auto data1 = builder.AddNode("data1", "Data", 0, 1);
+  auto data2 = builder.AddNode("data2", "Data", 0, 1);
+  auto const1 = builder.AddNode("const1", "Const", 0, 1);
+  auto add1 = builder.AddNode("add1", "Add", 2, 1);
+  auto switch1 = builder.AddNode("switch1", "Switch", 2, 1);
+  auto conv2d = builder.AddNode("conv2d", "Conv2D", 1, 0);
+
+  add1->GetOpDesc()->AddInputDesc(GeTensorDesc(GeShape({1, 1, 8, 8}),FORMAT_NCHW));
+  add1->GetOpDesc()->AddInputDesc(GeTensorDesc(GeShape({1, 1, 8, 8}),FORMAT_NCHW));
+  add1->GetOpDesc()->AddOutputDesc(GeTensorDesc(GeShape({1, 1, 8, 8}),FORMAT_NCHW));
+  GeTensorDesc empty_tensor(GeShape({1, 0, 8, 8}),FORMAT_NCHW);
+  switch1->GetOpDesc()->UpdateOutputDesc(0, empty_tensor);
+
+  builder.AddDataEdge(data1, 0, add1, 0);
+  builder.AddDataEdge(const1, 0, add1, 1);
+  builder.AddDataEdge(add1, 0, switch1, 0);
+  builder.AddDataEdge(data2, 0, switch1, 1);
+  builder.AddDataEdge(switch1, 0, conv2d, 0);
+  return builder;
+}
 }  // namespace
 
 
@@ -85,4 +115,19 @@ TEST_F(UtestReplaceWithEmptyConstPass, replace_whith_empty_const_success) {
   auto conv2d = graph->FindNode("conv2d");
   EXPECT_EQ(conv2d->GetInDataNodes().at(0)->GetType(),"Const");
 }
+
+TEST_F(UtestReplaceWithEmptyConstPass, replace_whith_empty_switch_skip) {
+  auto builder = Graph2Builder();
+  auto graph = builder.GetGraph();
+  graph->SetSessionID(0);
+  ReplaceWithEmptyConstPass replace_with_empty_const_pass;
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(graph->GetDirectNodesSize(), 6);
+  // run pass on switch1, graph still has 6 nodes
+  auto switch1 = graph->FindNode("switch1");
+  EXPECT_NE(switch1, nullptr);
+  Status ret = replace_with_empty_const_pass.Run(switch1);
+  EXPECT_EQ(ret, SUCCESS);
+  EXPECT_EQ(graph->GetDirectNodesSize(), 6);
+}
 }  // namespace ge