diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
index ddd0f361940e77bf52c45fd1cdea9b4682d1e896..414834e2eb12fb4d383f6d78f5b9b08b07ddaf55 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ SVnode *vnodeOpen(const char *path, STfs *pTfs, SMsgCb msgCb) {
   char       tdir[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN * 2];
   int        ret;
 
-  snprintf(dir, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN, "%s%s%s", tfsGetPrimaryPath(pTfs), TD_DIRSEP, path);
+  if (pTfs) {
+    snprintf(dir, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN, "%s%s%s", tfsGetPrimaryPath(pTfs), TD_DIRSEP, path);
+  } else {
+    snprintf(dir, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN, "%s", path);
+  }
 
   info.config = vnodeCfgDefault;