diff --git a/src/util/src/tcache.c b/src/util/src/tcache.c
index 2432e975525246b3ea83c5d826ab515480128869..4e2c41d1bccad4e4eaf0956bf5af03d6e6fb7c86 100644
--- a/src/util/src/tcache.c
+++ b/src/util/src/tcache.c
@@ -436,8 +436,8 @@ void taosCacheRelease(SCacheObj *pCacheObj, void **data, bool _remove) {
         taosRemoveFromTrashCan(pCacheObj, pNode->pTNodeHeader);
       }
     } else {
-      int32_t success = taosHashRemove(pCacheObj->pHashTable, pNode->key, pNode->keySize);
-      if (success) {
+      int32_t ret = taosHashRemove(pCacheObj->pHashTable, pNode->key, pNode->keySize);
+      if (ret == 0) {
         if (ref > 0) {
           assert(pNode->pTNodeHeader == NULL);