diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbFSet2.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbFSet2.c
index de62ce63a0..b2bc83319f 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbFSet2.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbFSet2.c
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ static int32_t tsdbSttLvlInitEx(STsdb *pTsdb, const SSttLvl *lvl1, SSttLvl **lvl
     }
 
     code = TARRAY2_APPEND(lvl[0]->fobjArr, fobj);
-    if (code) return code;
+    if (code) {
+      taosMemoryFree(fobj);
+      return code;
+    }
   }
   return 0;
 }