diff --git a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ReferenceConfig.java b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ReferenceConfig.java
index 1d55694162..521f364703 100644
--- a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ReferenceConfig.java
+++ b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ReferenceConfig.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public class ReferenceConfig<T> extends ReferenceConfigBase<T> {
     /**
      * The flag whether the ReferenceConfig has been initialized
      */
-    private transient volatile boolean initialized;
+    private transient boolean initialized;
 
     /**
      * whether this ReferenceConfig has been destroyed