diff --git a/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c b/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c
index 8c0c755113758231296587d1595302d90c3c477b..59b31d61725deeb90fe511d1d042cd61edc7172f 100644
--- a/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c
+++ b/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c
@@ -5165,7 +5165,7 @@ static void startMultiThreadInsertData(int threads, char* db_name,
     int limit, offset;
 
     if ((superTblInfo->childTblExists == TBL_NO_EXISTS) &&
-            ((superTblInfo->childTblOffset != 0) || (superTblInfo->childTblLimit != 0))) {
+            ((superTblInfo->childTblOffset != 0) || (superTblInfo->childTblLimit >= 0))) {
       printf("WARNING: offset and limit will not be used since the child tables are not exists!\n");
     }