diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/framework.py b/python/paddle/fluid/framework.py
index 185f4f6651f816e5588ebed31123ae5f84f9ca3b..fbe4531f056a583d2b4d855d32fe8e04da94fa3c 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/framework.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/framework.py
@@ -965,6 +965,13 @@ class Block(object):
         if var.type == core.VarDesc.VarType.STEP_SCOPES:
             ret_var = self.create_var(
                 name=var.name, persistable=var.persistable, type=var.type)
+        elif var.type == core.VarDesc.VarType.SELECTED_ROWS:
+            ret_var = self.create_var(
+                name=var.name,
+                shape=var.shape,
+                dtype=var.dtype,
+                type=var.type,
+                persistable=True)
         else:
             ret_var = self.create_var(
                 name=var.name,