diff --git a/src/rpc_client/src/meta_client.rs b/src/rpc_client/src/meta_client.rs
index e4b837ba517f0..beea58ebb1193 100644
--- a/src/rpc_client/src/meta_client.rs
+++ b/src/rpc_client/src/meta_client.rs
@@ -1275,7 +1275,8 @@ impl GrpcMetaClientCore {
         let cluster_client = ClusterServiceClient::new(channel.clone());
         let meta_member_client = MetaMemberClient::new(channel.clone());
         let heartbeat_client = HeartbeatServiceClient::new(channel.clone());
-        let ddl_client = DdlServiceClient::new(channel.clone());
+        let ddl_client =
+            DdlServiceClient::new(channel.clone()).max_decoding_message_size(usize::MAX);
         let hummock_client =
             HummockManagerServiceClient::new(channel.clone()).max_decoding_message_size(usize::MAX);
         let notification_client =