diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/io.py b/python/paddle/fluid/io.py
index cf43998228a06d73f4d7d6dfc85dcd002078ba0f..e1d26474e63c8da174bebe3b639f356c2ef655b4 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/io.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/io.py
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ def is_persistable(var):
             res = fluid.io.is_persistable(param)
     """
     if var.desc.type() == core.VarDesc.VarType.FEED_MINIBATCH or \
-            var.desc.type() == core.VarDesc.VarType.FETCH_LIST:
+            var.desc.type() == core.VarDesc.VarType.FETCH_LIST or \
+            var.desc.type() == core.VarDesc.VarType.READER:
         return False
     return var.persistable