diff --git a/src/dnode/src/dnodeMain.c b/src/dnode/src/dnodeMain.c
index ea0ef4655d4cc98949012f125d9805ac20642d1a..410e6bb1888a11858e5d091f3f82c54df4dc2022 100644
--- a/src/dnode/src/dnodeMain.c
+++ b/src/dnode/src/dnodeMain.c
@@ -238,9 +238,11 @@ static int32_t dnodeInitStorage() {
   }
 
   TDIR *tdir = tfsOpendir("vnode_bak/.staging");
-  if (tfsReaddir(tdir) != NULL) {
+  bool stagingNotEmpty = tfsReaddir(tdir) != NULL;
+  tfsClosedir(tdir);
+
+  if (stagingNotEmpty) {
     dError("vnode_bak/.staging dir not empty, fix it first.");
-    tfsClosedir(tdir);
     return -1;
   }