diff --git a/include/dsn/dist/replication/replica_envs.h b/include/dsn/dist/replication/replica_envs.h
index ec5672b044..5be5c26740 100644
--- a/include/dsn/dist/replication/replica_envs.h
+++ b/include/dsn/dist/replication/replica_envs.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class replica_envs
     static const std::string ROCKSDB_USAGE_SCENARIO;
     static const std::string ROCKSDB_CHECKPOINT_RESERVE_MIN_COUNT;
     static const std::string ROCKSDB_CHECKPOINT_RESERVE_TIME_SECONDS;
-    static const std::string ROCKSDB_ITERATION_THRESHOLD;
+    static const std::string ROCKSDB_ITERATION_THRESHOLD_TIME_MS;
     static const std::string MANUAL_COMPACT_DISABLED;
     static const std::string MANUAL_COMPACT_MAX_CONCURRENT_RUNNING_COUNT;
     static const std::string MANUAL_COMPACT_ONCE_TRIGGER_TIME;
diff --git a/src/dist/replication/common/replication_common.cpp b/src/dist/replication/common/replication_common.cpp
index 67a7395e6d..a7d64eec2a 100644
--- a/src/dist/replication/common/replication_common.cpp
+++ b/src/dist/replication/common/replication_common.cpp
@@ -618,7 +618,8 @@ const std::string
     replica_envs::ROCKSDB_CHECKPOINT_RESERVE_MIN_COUNT("rocksdb.checkpoint.reserve_min_count");
 const std::string replica_envs::ROCKSDB_CHECKPOINT_RESERVE_TIME_SECONDS(
     "rocksdb.checkpoint.reserve_time_seconds");
-const std::string replica_envs::ROCKSDB_ITERATION_THRESHOLD("replica.rocksdb_iteration_threshold");
+const std::string replica_envs::ROCKSDB_ITERATION_THRESHOLD_TIME_MS(
+    "replica.rocksdb_iteration_threshold_time_ms");
 const std::string replica_envs::BUSINESS_INFO("business.info");
 
 namespace cold_backup {
diff --git a/src/dist/replication/meta_server/app_env_validator.cpp b/src/dist/replication/meta_server/app_env_validator.cpp
index f612f0c878..7bd4a8a003 100644
--- a/src/dist/replication/meta_server/app_env_validator.cpp
+++ b/src/dist/replication/meta_server/app_env_validator.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void app_env_validator::register_all_validators()
          std::bind(&check_write_throttling, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2)},
         {replica_envs::WRITE_SIZE_THROTTLING,
          std::bind(&check_write_throttling, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2)},
-        {replica_envs::ROCKSDB_ITERATION_THRESHOLD,
+        {replica_envs::ROCKSDB_ITERATION_THRESHOLD_TIME_MS,
          std::bind(&check_rocksdb_iteration, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2)},
         // TODO(zhaoliwei): not implemented
         {replica_envs::BUSINESS_INFO, nullptr},