diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/ListPartitionItem.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/ListPartitionItem.java
index dba109a9539876..98585381244325 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/ListPartitionItem.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/ListPartitionItem.java
@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@ public List<PartitionKey> getItems() {
     }
 
     public String getItemsString() {
-        return toString();
+        // ATTN: DO NOT EDIT unless unless you explicitly guarantee compatibility
+        // between different versions.
+        //
+        // the ccr syncer depends on this string to identify partitions between two
+        // clusters (cluster versions may be different).
+        return getItems().toString();
     }
 
     public String getItemsSql() {
@@ -173,11 +178,6 @@ public int hashCode() {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        // ATTN: DO NOT EDIT unless unless you explicitly guarantee compatibility
-        // between different versions.
-        //
-        // the ccr syncer depends on this string to identify partitions between two
-        // clusters (cluster versions may be different).
         StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
         builder.append("partitionKeys: [");
         for (PartitionKey partitionKey : partitionKeys) {