diff --git a/tests/system-test/2-query/sml.py b/tests/system-test/2-query/sml.py
index 5a83cbfa90eb7acb421a39ba703f7efb0412595d..b7e167c8b5a6b7db3421f00dcb5da8fff530c8d6 100644
--- a/tests/system-test/2-query/sml.py
+++ b/tests/system-test/2-query/sml.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class TDTestCase:
         tdSql.query(f"select * from {dbname}.macylr")
         tdSql.checkRows(2)
 
-        tdSql.query("desc macylr")
+        tdSql.query(f"desc {dbname}.macylr")
         tdSql.checkRows(25)
         return