diff --git a/source/os/src/osSocket.c b/source/os/src/osSocket.c
index c2be74a0a7..9e29f44ed3 100644
--- a/source/os/src/osSocket.c
+++ b/source/os/src/osSocket.c
@@ -692,12 +692,13 @@ int taosValidIp(uint32_t ip) {
       if (ret != 0) {
         break;
       }
+      ret = -1;
+      if (ip == (uint32_t)taosInetAddr(ip_str)) {
+        ret = 0;
+        break;
+      }
       ifreq++;
     }
-    if (ip == (uint32_t)taosInetAddr(ip_str)) {
-      ret = 0;
-      break;
-    }
   }
   taosCloseSocketNoCheck1(fd);
   return ret;