diff --git a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
index d92cae4c920bb451aceb74d7cde2995a06f7569d..3f7a681e4ec8d0aa6e9ba28fd830705d37f9dd55 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ int32_t tscToSQLCmd(SSqlObj* pSql, struct SSqlInfo* pInfo) {
     case TSDB_SQL_DROP_DB: {
       const char* msg2 = "invalid name";
       const char* msg3 = "param name too long";
-      const char* msg4 = "table is not super table";
 
       SStrToken* pzName = taosArrayGet(pInfo->pMiscInfo->a, 0);
       if ((pInfo->type != TSDB_SQL_DROP_DNODE) && (tscValidateName(pzName) != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS)) {
@@ -338,14 +337,14 @@ int32_t tscToSQLCmd(SSqlObj* pSql, struct SSqlInfo* pInfo) {
         }
 
         if (pInfo->pMiscInfo->tableType == TSDB_SUPER_TABLE) {
-          code = tscGetTableMeta(pSql, pTableMetaInfo);
-          if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
-            return code;
-          }
-
-          if (!UTIL_TABLE_IS_SUPER_TABLE(pTableMetaInfo)) {
-            return invalidSqlErrMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg4);
-          }
+////          code = tscGetTableMeta(pSql, pTableMetaInfo);
+////          if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
+////            return code;
+////          }
+//
+//          if (!UTIL_TABLE_IS_SUPER_TABLE(pTableMetaInfo)) {
+//            return invalidSqlErrMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg4);
+//          }
         }
         
       } else if (pInfo->type == TSDB_SQL_DROP_DNODE) {
@@ -7219,7 +7218,7 @@ int32_t loadAllTableMeta(SSqlObj* pSql, struct SSqlInfo* pInfo) {
 
     if (pTableMeta->id.uid > 0) {
       if (pTableMeta->tableType == TSDB_CHILD_TABLE) {
-        code = tscCreateTableMetaFromCChildMeta(pTableMeta, name, buf);
+        code = tscCreateTableMetaFromSTableMeta(pTableMeta, name, buf);
 
         // create the child table meta from super table failed, try load it from mnode
         if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
diff --git a/src/client/src/tscServer.c b/src/client/src/tscServer.c
index 898975b30fe01b8c8364d34373665b84a3bfc8c1..0905f10308703049aa9a1899e04108219ba55055 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscServer.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscServer.c
@@ -1177,6 +1177,7 @@ int32_t tscBuildDropTableMsg(SSqlObj *pSql, SSqlInfo *pInfo) {
   STableMetaInfo *pTableMetaInfo = tscGetTableMetaInfoFromCmd(pCmd,  0);
   tNameExtractFullName(&pTableMetaInfo->name, pDropTableMsg->name);
 
+  pDropTableMsg->supertable = (pInfo->pMiscInfo->tableType == TSDB_SUPER_TABLE)? 1:0;
   pDropTableMsg->igNotExists = pInfo->pMiscInfo->existsCheck ? 1 : 0;
   pCmd->msgType = TSDB_MSG_TYPE_CM_DROP_TABLE;
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/src/inc/taosmsg.h b/src/inc/taosmsg.h
index cc45774b15a28681cc11cff20196de6ab0b06167..ff3cc6e956293a6be52f5aff99316f72bdf5254b 100644
--- a/src/inc/taosmsg.h
+++ b/src/inc/taosmsg.h
@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ typedef struct {
 
 typedef struct {
   char   name[TSDB_TABLE_FNAME_LEN];
+  // if user specify DROP STABLE, this flag will be set. And an error will be returned if it is not a super table
+  int8_t supertable;
   int8_t igNotExists;
 } SCMDropTableMsg;
 
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mnodeTable.c b/src/mnode/src/mnodeTable.c
index 6cc3b8b7b1b0e3f649a20aaa4df51494ec2b2ea1..25d14607f68d17d330f0637508e4264785c0e891 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mnodeTable.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mnodeTable.c
@@ -966,6 +966,11 @@ static int32_t mnodeProcessDropTableMsg(SMnodeMsg *pMsg) {
           pMsg->rpcMsg.ahandle, pDrop->name, pSTable->uid, pSTable->numOfTables, taosHashGetSize(pSTable->vgHash));
     return mnodeProcessDropSuperTableMsg(pMsg);
   } else {
+    // user specify the "DROP STABLE" sql statement, but it is actually a normal table, return error msg.
+    if (pDrop->supertable) {
+      return TSDB_CODE_MND_INVALID_TABLE_TYPE;
+    }
+
     SCTableObj *pCTable = (SCTableObj *)pMsg->pTable;
     mInfo("msg:%p, app:%p table:%s, start to drop ctable, vgId:%d tid:%d uid:%" PRIu64, pMsg, pMsg->rpcMsg.ahandle,
           pDrop->name, pCTable->vgId, pCTable->tid, pCTable->uid);