diff --git a/apps/emqtt/src/emqtt_sm.erl b/apps/emqtt/src/emqtt_sm.erl
index c9db9c710..6eb9521c4 100644
--- a/apps/emqtt/src/emqtt_sm.erl
+++ b/apps/emqtt/src/emqtt_sm.erl
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ handle_cast(_Msg, State) ->
     {noreply, State}.
 
 handle_info({'DOWN', MRef, process, DownPid, _Reason}, State) ->
-	ets:match_delete(emqtt_client, {{'_', DownPid, MRef}}),
+	ets:match_delete(?TABLE, {{'_', DownPid, MRef}}),
     {noreply, State};
 
 handle_info(_Info, State) ->