diff --git a/src/os/linux/src/linuxPlatform.c b/src/os/linux/src/linuxPlatform.c
index 073aae97bc128875e0a9f3673ee476755cee28b9..5edae8f9b2861749747487233360eeeca16a2f76 100644
--- a/src/os/linux/src/linuxPlatform.c
+++ b/src/os/linux/src/linuxPlatform.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ int tSystem(const char * cmd)
 ssize_t taos_read_random_fail(int fd, void *buf, size_t count)
 {
   if (rand() % RANDOM_NETWORK_FAIL_FACTOR == 0) {
-    errno = EINTR;
+    errno = ECONNRESET;
     return -1;
   }