diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndVgroup.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndVgroup.c
index ff621198ff..c4a40871de 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndVgroup.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndVgroup.c
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ static int32_t mndRetrieveVnodes(SRpcMsg *pReq, SShowObj *pShow, SSDataBlock *pB
   int32_t cols = 0;
   int64_t curMs = taosGetTimestampMs();
 
-  while (numOfRows < rows) {
+  while (numOfRows < rows - TSDB_MAX_REPLICA) {
     pShow->pIter = sdbFetch(pSdb, SDB_VGROUP, pShow->pIter, (void **)&pVgroup);
     if (pShow->pIter == NULL) break;