diff --git a/src/emqttd_pubsub.erl b/src/emqttd_pubsub.erl
index 10a6466aa..1cb68cf08 100644
--- a/src/emqttd_pubsub.erl
+++ b/src/emqttd_pubsub.erl
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ del_subscriber_(Topic, Subscriber) ->
         true  -> ok
     end.
 
-setstats(State) when is_record(State, state) ->
+setstats(State) ->
     emqttd_stats:setstats('subscribers/count', 'subscribers/max',
-                          ets:info(mqtt_subscriber, size)).
+                          ets:info(mqtt_subscriber, size)), State.