diff --git a/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c b/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
index 76800af723..2cac10789e 100644
--- a/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
+++ b/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ int32_t walCheckAndRepairMeta(SWal* pWal) {
 
   // rebuild meta of file info
   code = walRebuildFileInfoSet(pWal->fileInfoSet, actualLog);
+  taosArrayDestroy(actualLog);
   if (code) {
-    taosArrayDestroy(actualLog);
     TAOS_RETURN(code);
   }