The invention belongs to the field of workover operations, and particularly relates to a degradable temporary plugging agent for workover and a preparation method thereof. The degradable temporary plugging agent comprises the following components in parts by mass: 5-7% of acrylic acid, 15-21% of acrylamide, 5-15% of inorganic mineral soil, 0.002-0.005% of a polymerization inhibitor, 6-12% of a degradation promoter, 0.02-0.1% of a crosslinking agent, 0.6-1.0% of an initiator, 7-10% of corn flour and the balance of water. The degradable temporary plugging agent for workover disclosed by the invention has good degradation performance and does not need to add an additional degradation process; for high-water cut oil wells, water wells and the like, the degradable temporary plugging agent can be degraded by itself and resume operation and production only under the condition of a reservoir (under the condition of 90 DEG C, the 48-hour degradation rate can reach more than 90%).