diff --git a/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/schema/EdgeLabel.java b/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/schema/EdgeLabel.java
index 0de8d85e3b..e04e23fd44 100644
--- a/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/schema/EdgeLabel.java
+++ b/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/schema/EdgeLabel.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public class EdgeLabel extends SchemaLabel {
 
     private Set<Pair<Id, Id>> links = new HashSet<>();
     private Id sourceLabel = NONE_ID;
+    private Id targetLabel = NONE_ID;
     private Frequency frequency;
     private List<Id> sortKeys;
 
@@ -136,7 +137,12 @@ public void sourceLabel(Id id) {
         E.checkArgument(this.links.isEmpty(),
                         "Not allowed add source label to an edge label which " +
                         "already has links");
-        this.sourceLabel = id;
+        if (this.targetLabel != NONE_ID) {
+            this.links.add(Pair.of(id, this.targetLabel));
+            this.targetLabel = NONE_ID;
+        } else {
+            this.sourceLabel = id;
+        }
     }
 
     public String targetLabelName() {
@@ -158,11 +164,12 @@ public void targetLabel(Id id) {
         E.checkArgument(this.links.isEmpty(),
                         "Not allowed add source label to an edge label which " +
                         "already has links");
-        E.checkArgument(this.sourceLabel != NONE_ID,
-                        "Not allowed add target label to an edge label which " +
-                        "not has source label yet");
-        this.links.add(Pair.of(this.sourceLabel, id));
-        this.sourceLabel = NONE_ID;
+        if (this.sourceLabel != NONE_ID) {
+            this.links.add(Pair.of(this.sourceLabel, id));
+            this.sourceLabel = NONE_ID;
+        } else {
+            this.targetLabel = id;
+        }
     }
 
     public boolean linkWithLabel(Id id) {
diff --git a/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/schema/builder/EdgeLabelBuilder.java b/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/schema/builder/EdgeLabelBuilder.java
index df24010a1d..410b094fb9 100644
--- a/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/schema/builder/EdgeLabelBuilder.java
+++ b/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/schema/builder/EdgeLabelBuilder.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 import org.apache.hugegraph.backend.id.Id;
 import org.apache.hugegraph.backend.id.IdGenerator;
 import org.apache.hugegraph.backend.tx.ISchemaTransaction;
-import org.apache.hugegraph.backend.tx.SchemaTransaction;
 import org.apache.hugegraph.exception.ExistedException;
 import org.apache.hugegraph.exception.NotAllowException;
 import org.apache.hugegraph.exception.NotFoundException;
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@ public class EdgeLabelBuilder extends AbstractBuilder
     private EdgeLabelType edgeLabelType;
     private String fatherLabel;
     private String sourceLabel;
+    private String targetLabel;
     private Frequency frequency;
     private Set<String> properties;
     private List<String> sortKeys;
@@ -425,7 +425,12 @@ public EdgeLabelBuilder sourceLabel(String label) {
         E.checkArgument(this.links.isEmpty(),
                         "Not allowed add source label to an edge label which " +
                         "already has links");
-        this.sourceLabel = label;
+        if (this.targetLabel != null) {
+            this.links.add(Pair.of(label, this.targetLabel));
+            this.targetLabel = null;
+        } else {
+            this.sourceLabel = label;
+        }
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -434,11 +439,12 @@ public EdgeLabelBuilder targetLabel(String label) {
         E.checkArgument(this.links.isEmpty(),
                         "Not allowed add source label to an edge label which " +
                         "already has links");
-        E.checkArgument(this.sourceLabel != null,
-                        "Not allowed add target label to an edge label which " +
-                        "not has source label yet");
-        this.links.add(Pair.of(this.sourceLabel, label));
-        this.sourceLabel = null;
+        if (this.sourceLabel != null) {
+            this.links.add(Pair.of(this.sourceLabel, label));
+            this.sourceLabel = null;
+        } else {
+            this.targetLabel = label;
+        }
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -637,6 +643,11 @@ private void checkStableVars() {
                     "Not allowed to update source label " +
                     "for edge label '%s', it must be null", this.name);
         }
+        if (this.targetLabel != null) {
+            throw new NotAllowException(
+                    "Not allowed to update target label " +
+                    "for edge label '%s', it must be null", this.name);
+        }
         if (this.links != null && !this.links.isEmpty()) {
             throw new NotAllowException(
                     "Not allowed to update source/target label " +
diff --git a/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-test/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/core/EdgeLabelCoreTest.java b/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-test/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/core/EdgeLabelCoreTest.java
index d66f78de3a..3b81c2f16e 100644
--- a/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-test/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/core/EdgeLabelCoreTest.java
+++ b/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-test/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/core/EdgeLabelCoreTest.java
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ public void testEliminateVertexLabelWithoutUserdata() {
         });
 
         Assert.assertThrows(HugeException.class, () -> {
-            schema.edgeLabel("write").sourceLabel("person2").targetLabel("person2").eliminate();
+            schema.edgeLabel("write").targetLabel("person2").eliminate();
         });
 
         Assert.assertThrows(HugeException.class, () -> {