diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
index 51098374b03531142c9c12443fa5b02efddc3aca..6f29b54f806f1113ec69dface7bdcbb4b0c42afc 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
@@ -2766,8 +2766,6 @@ const char* syncStr(ESyncState state) {
 }
 
 int32_t syncDoLeaderTransfer(SSyncNode* ths, SRpcMsg* pRpcMsg, SSyncRaftEntry* pEntry) {
-  SyncLeaderTransfer* pSyncLeaderTransfer = syncLeaderTransferFromRpcMsg2(pRpcMsg);
-
   if (ths->state != TAOS_SYNC_STATE_FOLLOWER) {
     syncNodeEventLog(ths, "I am not follower, can not do leader transfer");
     return 0;
@@ -2799,6 +2797,8 @@ int32_t syncDoLeaderTransfer(SSyncNode* ths, SRpcMsg* pRpcMsg, SSyncRaftEntry* p
     }
   */
 
+  SyncLeaderTransfer* pSyncLeaderTransfer = syncLeaderTransferFromRpcMsg2(pRpcMsg);
+
   do {
     char logBuf[128];
     snprintf(logBuf, sizeof(logBuf), "do leader transfer, index:%ld", pEntry->index);