diff --git a/source/client/src/clientEnv.c b/source/client/src/clientEnv.c
index 500328ba79..c8f3feb2d4 100644
--- a/source/client/src/clientEnv.c
+++ b/source/client/src/clientEnv.c
@@ -388,10 +388,11 @@ void doDestroyRequest(void *p) {
     deregisterRequest(pRequest);
   }
 
-  if (pRequest->body.param) {
-    tsem_destroy(&((SSyncQueryParam *)pRequest->body.param)->sem);
+  if (pRequest->syncQuery) {
+    if (pRequest->body.param) {
+      tsem_destroy(&((SSyncQueryParam *)pRequest->body.param)->sem);
+    }
     taosMemoryFree(pRequest->body.param);
-    pRequest->body.param = NULL;
   }
 
   qDestroyQuery(pRequest->pQuery);