diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbOpen.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbOpen.c
index efc74b68ba..bb20a9b012 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbOpen.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbOpen.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int tsdbOpen(SVnode *pVnode, STsdb **ppTsdb, const char *dir, STsdbKeepCfg *pKee
   }
 
   pTsdb->path = (char *)&pTsdb[1];
-  sprintf(pTsdb->path, "%s%s%s", pVnode->path, TD_DIRSEP, dir);
+  snprintf(pTsdb->path, TD_PATH_MAX, "%s%s%s", pVnode->path, TD_DIRSEP, dir);
   taosRealPath(pTsdb->path, NULL, slen);
   pTsdb->pVnode = pVnode;
   taosThreadRwlockInit(&pTsdb->rwLock, NULL);