diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStb.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStb.c
index d58b9fd4bf16ba9f4a632f4266a453b34c9e8866..9df8f0be839b486b824b12b46b2e068488ff1d6d 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStb.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStb.c
@@ -3159,8 +3159,14 @@ static int32_t mndRetrieveStbCol(SRpcMsg *pReq, SShowObj *pShow, SSDataBlock *pB
   SSdb    *pSdb = pMnode->pSdb;
   SStbObj *pStb = NULL;
 
-  int32_t numOfRows = buildSysDbColsInfo(pBlock, pShow->db, pShow->filterTb);
-  mDebug("mndRetrieveStbCol get system table cols, rows:%d, db:%s", numOfRows, pShow->db);
+
+  int32_t numOfRows = 0;
+  if (!pShow->sysDbRsp) {
+    numOfRows = buildSysDbColsInfo(pBlock, pShow->db, pShow->filterTb);
+    mDebug("mndRetrieveStbCol get system table cols, rows:%d, db:%s", numOfRows, pShow->db);
+    pShow->sysDbRsp = true;
+  }
+
   SDbObj *pDb = NULL;
   if (strlen(pShow->db) > 0) {
     pDb = mndAcquireDb(pMnode, pShow->db);