diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndDef.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndDef.c
index 4c13330531..b6561a0ca3 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndDef.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndDef.c
@@ -615,6 +615,8 @@ void *tDecodeSubscribeObj(const void *buf, SMqSubscribeObj *pSub, int8_t sver) {
       }
     }
     buf = taosDecodeString(buf, &pSub->qmsg);
+  }else{
+    pSub->qmsg = taosStrdup("");
   }
   return (void *)buf;
 }