diff --git a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
index a775f3982a64a63c1f9b1b4f1f84aad591ae6fa6..c8b0227c519ac40e6dd42fdd02332b493b74c73d 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
@@ -6091,7 +6091,7 @@ int32_t validateOrderbyNode(SSqlCmd* pCmd, SQueryInfo* pQueryInfo, SSqlNode* pSq
   const char* msg0 = "only one column allowed in orderby";
   const char* msg1 = "invalid column name in orderby clause";
   const char* msg2 = "too many order by columns";
-  const char* msg3 = "only primary timestamp/column in groupby clause allowed as order column";
+  const char* msg3 = "only primary timestamp, first tag/tbname in groupby clause allowed as order column";
   const char* msg4 = "only tag in groupby clause allowed in order clause";
   const char* msg5 = "only primary timestamp/column in top/bottom function allowed as order column";
   const char* msg6 = "only primary timestamp allowed as the second order column";