diff --git a/src/kit/shell/src/shellEngine.c b/src/kit/shell/src/shellEngine.c
index f04607f6fadf931b836d36fa7dc6fa4998f8bd71..7705db4b27e252a01933950fd309bd7ca179a008 100644
--- a/src/kit/shell/src/shellEngine.c
+++ b/src/kit/shell/src/shellEngine.c
@@ -469,7 +469,6 @@ static int dumpResultToFile(const char* fname, TAOS_RES* result) {
   } while( row != NULL);
 
   fclose(fp);
-  taos_free_result(result);
   return numOfRows;
 }