diff --git a/include/os/osThread.h b/include/os/osThread.h
index f0b79ac2c9..4ef4550419 100644
--- a/include/os/osThread.h
+++ b/include/os/osThread.h
@@ -69,6 +69,19 @@ typedef pthread_key_t        TdThreadKey;
 
 #define taosThreadCleanupPush pthread_cleanup_push
 #define taosThreadCleanupPop  pthread_cleanup_pop
+#if !defined(WINDOWS)
+#if defined(_TD_DARWIN_64)  // MACOS
+#define taosThreadRwlockAttrSetKindNP(A, B) ((void)0)
+#else  // LINUX
+#if _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500 || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200809L
+#define taosThreadRwlockAttrSetKindNP(A, B) pthread_rwlockattr_setkind_np(A, B)
+#else
+#define taosThreadRwlockAttrSetKindNP(A, B) ((void)0)
+#endif
+#endif
+#else  // WINDOWS
+#define taosThreadRwlockAttrSetKindNP(A, B) ((void)0)
+#endif
 
 #if defined(WINDOWS) && !defined(__USE_PTHREAD)
 #define TD_PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_FORBID
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaOpen.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaOpen.c
index c09253dd6a..8055d6e139 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaOpen.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaOpen.c
@@ -27,7 +27,14 @@ static int taskIdxKeyCmpr(const void *pKey1, int kLen1, const void *pKey2, int k
 static int btimeIdxCmpr(const void *pKey1, int kLen1, const void *pKey2, int kLen2);
 static int ncolIdxCmpr(const void *pKey1, int kLen1, const void *pKey2, int kLen2);
 
-static int32_t metaInitLock(SMeta *pMeta) { return taosThreadRwlockInit(&pMeta->lock, NULL); }
+static int32_t metaInitLock(SMeta *pMeta) {
+  TdThreadRwlockAttr attr;
+  taosThreadRwlockAttrInit(&attr);
+  taosThreadRwlockAttrSetKindNP(&attr, PTHREAD_RWLOCK_PREFER_WRITER_NONRECURSIVE_NP);
+  taosThreadRwlockInit(&pMeta->lock, &attr);
+  taosThreadRwlockAttrDestroy(&attr);
+  return 0;
+}
 static int32_t metaDestroyLock(SMeta *pMeta) { return taosThreadRwlockDestroy(&pMeta->lock); }
 
 static void metaCleanup(SMeta **ppMeta);