diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
index 8f9b0ac55a92d..794e9df6b7d12 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
@@ -3544,7 +3544,7 @@ public void checkInactiveSubscriptions(long expirationTimeMillis) {
             subscriptions.forEach((subName, sub) -> {
                 if (sub.dispatcher != null && sub.dispatcher.isConsumerConnected()
                         || sub.isReplicated()
-                        || isCompactionSubscription(subName)) {
+                        || isSystemCursor(subName)) {
                     return;
                 }
                 if (System.currentTimeMillis() - sub.cursor.getLastActive() > expirationTimeMillis) {
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/PersistentTopicTest.java b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/PersistentTopicTest.java
index 011b47464ebfe..4872fbd2f0d16 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/PersistentTopicTest.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/PersistentTopicTest.java
@@ -2027,6 +2027,7 @@ public void addFailed(ManagedLedgerException exception, Object ctx) {
 
     @Test
     public void testCheckInactiveSubscriptions() throws Exception {
+        pulsarTestContext.getConfig().setAdditionalSystemCursorNames(Set.of("additionalSystemCursor"));
         PersistentTopic topic = new PersistentTopic(successTopicName, ledgerMock, brokerService);
 
         final var subscriptions = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, PersistentSubscription>();
@@ -2045,6 +2046,11 @@ public void testCheckInactiveSubscriptions() throws Exception {
                 spyWithClassAndConstructorArgsRecordingInvocations(PersistentSubscription.class, topic,
                         "nonDeletableSubscription2", cursorMock, true);
         subscriptions.put(nonDeletableSubscription2.getName(), nonDeletableSubscription2);
+        // This subscription is an additional system cursor.
+        PersistentSubscription nonDeletableSubscription3 =
+                spyWithClassAndConstructorArgsRecordingInvocations(PersistentSubscription.class, topic,
+                        "additionalSystemCursor", cursorMock, false);
+        subscriptions.put(nonDeletableSubscription3.getName(), nonDeletableSubscription3);
 
         Field field = topic.getClass().getDeclaredField("subscriptions");
         field.setAccessible(true);
@@ -2071,6 +2077,7 @@ public void testCheckInactiveSubscriptions() throws Exception {
         verify(nonDeletableSubscription1, times(0)).delete();
         verify(deletableSubscription1, times(1)).delete();
         verify(nonDeletableSubscription2, times(0)).delete();
+        verify(nonDeletableSubscription3, times(0)).delete();
     }
 
     @Test