diff --git a/source/libs/parser/src/parTranslater.c b/source/libs/parser/src/parTranslater.c
index bdee4d54ac..c9345dd00e 100644
--- a/source/libs/parser/src/parTranslater.c
+++ b/source/libs/parser/src/parTranslater.c
@@ -7446,7 +7446,7 @@ static int32_t addTagsToCreateStreamQuery(STranslateContext* pCxt, SCreateStream
       }
     }
     if (!found) {
-      return generateSyntaxErrMsg(&pCxt->msgBuf, TSDB_CODE_PAR_INVALID_COLUMN, ((SColumnDefNode*)pTag)->colName);
+      return generateSyntaxErrMsg(&pCxt->msgBuf, TSDB_CODE_PAR_INVALID_COLUMN, getTagNameForCreateStreamTag(pTag));
     }
   }
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;