diff --git a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
index cf2e216fefcdc46199622edae86d707df0e9e1bc..b33faa7d4f04481ea97d86636da34f5ea4e37e9c 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
@@ -6071,18 +6071,18 @@ int32_t setAlterTableInfo(SSqlObj* pSql, struct SSqlInfo* pInfo) {
   bool dbIncluded = false;
 
   SStrToken tmpToken = pAlterSQL->name;
-  char *tmpTokenBuf = strndup(pAlterSQL->name.z, pAlterSQL->name.n);
-  tmpToken.z = tmpTokenBuf;
+  tmpToken.z= strndup(pAlterSQL->name.z, pAlterSQL->name.n);
   if (tscValidateName(&tmpToken, true, &dbIncluded) != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
-    free(tmpTokenBuf);
+    free(tmpToken.z);
     return invalidOperationMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg1);
   }
-  free(tmpTokenBuf);
 
   code = tscSetTableFullName(&pTableMetaInfo->name, &tmpToken, pSql, dbIncluded);
   if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
+    free(tmpToken.z);
     return code;
   }
+  free(tmpToken.z);
 
   code = tscGetTableMeta(pSql, pTableMetaInfo);
   if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {