diff --git a/src/util/src/tcache.c b/src/util/src/tcache.c
index 2571f11ba41b653e1fcc639cf1c22ef1f50b3448..379221e352a6fe7e307ca81dd46e634f68831e03 100644
--- a/src/util/src/tcache.c
+++ b/src/util/src/tcache.c
@@ -547,13 +547,14 @@ void taosAddToTrashcan(SCacheObj *pCacheObj, SCacheDataNode *pNode) {
     return;
   }
 
+  __cache_wr_lock(pCacheObj);
   STrashElem *pElem = calloc(1, sizeof(STrashElem));
   pElem->pData = pNode;
-  pElem->prev  = NULL;
+  pElem->prev = NULL;
+  pElem->next = NULL;
   pNode->inTrashcan = true;
   pNode->pTNodeHeader = pElem;
 
-  __cache_wr_lock(pCacheObj);
   pElem->next = pCacheObj->pTrash;
   if (pCacheObj->pTrash) {
     pCacheObj->pTrash->prev = pElem;
@@ -563,8 +564,8 @@ void taosAddToTrashcan(SCacheObj *pCacheObj, SCacheDataNode *pNode) {
   pCacheObj->numOfElemsInTrash++;
   __cache_unlock(pCacheObj);
 
-  uDebug("cache:%s key:%p, %p move to trashcan, pTrashElem:%p, numOfElem in trashcan:%d", pCacheObj->name,
-      pNode->key, pNode->data, pElem, pCacheObj->numOfElemsInTrash);
+  uDebug("cache:%s key:%p, %p move to trashcan, pTrashElem:%p, numOfElem in trashcan:%d", pCacheObj->name, pNode->key,
+         pNode->data, pElem, pCacheObj->numOfElemsInTrash);
 }
 
 void taosTrashcanEmpty(SCacheObj *pCacheObj, bool force) {