diff --git a/paddle/capi/Main.cpp b/paddle/capi/Main.cpp
index 78c43949dfe325d0e1a6ba10ae51cb7b858f6c52..bb8249a5511c089ec2f2263ff4cc290f0a5a8fce 100644
--- a/paddle/capi/Main.cpp
+++ b/paddle/capi/Main.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ static void initPaddle(int argc, char** argv) {
 
 extern "C" {
 paddle_error paddle_init(int argc, char** argv) {
+  static bool isInit = false;
+  if (isInit) return kPD_NO_ERROR;
+
   std::vector<char*> realArgv;
   realArgv.reserve(argc + 1);
   realArgv.push_back(strdup(""));
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ paddle_error paddle_init(int argc, char** argv) {
   }
   initPaddle(argc + 1, realArgv.data());
   free(realArgv[0]);
+  isInit = true;
   return kPD_NO_ERROR;
 }
 }