diff --git a/source/util/src/tref.c b/source/util/src/tref.c
index 685fe01fee..9360bd8b0e 100644
--- a/source/util/src/tref.c
+++ b/source/util/src/tref.c
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ int64_t taosAddRef(int32_t rsetId, void *p) {
 
   pNode = taosMemoryCalloc(sizeof(SRefNode), 1);
   if (pNode == NULL) {
+    taosDecRsetCount(pSet);
+    uError("rsetId:%d p:%p failed to add, out of memory", rsetId, p);
     return terrno;
   }