diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mnodeTable.c b/src/mnode/src/mnodeTable.c
index 7dc0c5dfa51e42e26927ab35b2f711d4bb49be1c..65900a60dbe8413b1e04602d8729484d43c4993a 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mnodeTable.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mnodeTable.c
@@ -457,10 +457,9 @@ static int32_t mnodeSuperTableActionUpdate(SSdbOper *pOper) {
     free(pNew);
     free(oldTableId);
     free(oldSchema);
-  
-    mnodeDecTableRef(pTable);
   }
 
+  mnodeDecTableRef(pTable);
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
 }