diff --git a/src/tsdb/src/tsdbMeta.c b/src/tsdb/src/tsdbMeta.c
index 86d299a945..398d891f78 100644
--- a/src/tsdb/src/tsdbMeta.c
+++ b/src/tsdb/src/tsdbMeta.c
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ static int tsdbRemoveTableFromIndex(STsdbMeta *pMeta, STable *pTable) {
     SSkipListNode *pNode = taosArrayGetP(res, i);
 
     // STableIndexElem* pElem = (STableIndexElem*) SL_GET_NODE_DATA(pNode);
-    if ((STable *)SL_GET_NODE_DATA(pNode) == pTable) {  // this is the exact what we need
+    if (*(STable **)SL_GET_NODE_DATA(pNode) == pTable) {  // this is the exact what we need
       tSkipListRemoveNode(pSTable->pIndex, pNode);
     }
   }