diff --git a/python/paddle/dataset/image.py b/python/paddle/dataset/image.py
index 4824fe30e94b58d67fcd27ba6f5ad6f3a16668d9..493a94e45d462a4669a1832a9def775da0234730 100644
--- a/python/paddle/dataset/image.py
+++ b/python/paddle/dataset/image.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def batch_images_from_tar(data_file,
     """
     batch_dir = data_file + "_batch"
     out_path = "%s/%s_%s" % (batch_dir, dataset_name, os.getpid())
-    meta_file = "%s/%s_%s.txt" % (batch_dir, dataset_name, os.getpid())
+    meta_file = "%s/%s.txt" % (batch_dir, dataset_name)
 
     if os.path.exists(out_path):
         return meta_file