diff --git a/source/libs/stream/src/streamBackendRocksdb.c b/source/libs/stream/src/streamBackendRocksdb.c
index 80bd89ec67..4d3d70dcd1 100644
--- a/source/libs/stream/src/streamBackendRocksdb.c
+++ b/source/libs/stream/src/streamBackendRocksdb.c
@@ -287,11 +287,10 @@ _EXIT:
   taosThreadMutexDestroy(&pHandle->mutex);
   taosThreadMutexDestroy(&pHandle->cfMutex);
   taosHashCleanup(pHandle->cfInst);
-  // rocksdb_compactionfilterfactory_destroy(pHandle->filterFactory);
   tdListFree(pHandle->list);
-  taosMemoryFree(backendPath);
   taosMemoryFree(pHandle);
   qDebug("failed to init stream backend at %s", backendPath);
+  taosMemoryFree(backendPath);
   return NULL;
 }
 void streamBackendCleanup(void* arg) {