diff --git a/src/kit/shell/src/shellAuto.c b/src/kit/shell/src/shellAuto.c
index 1b814e525f37d1e4c8f1edfe8eb5a13b052847cf..448bb5217ea754510d4ef8d384c130e6a1fb2180 100644
--- a/src/kit/shell/src/shellAuto.c
+++ b/src/kit/shell/src/shellAuto.c
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ bool isCreateFieldsArea(char* p) {
     // set string end by small for next strrchr search
     *left = 0;
   }
-  taosMemoryFree(p1);
+  free(p1);
 
   return ret;
 }