diff --git a/kernel/sy_old/mars_main.c b/kernel/sy_old/mars_main.c
index 5d58e672..668594dd 100644
--- a/kernel/sy_old/mars_main.c
+++ b/kernel/sy_old/mars_main.c
@@ -2447,7 +2447,6 @@ int peer_action_dent_list(struct mars_global *tmp_global,
 		LIST_HEAD(old_list);
 		struct mars_dent *peer_uuid;
 		const char *my_uuid;
-		int cmp;
 
 		MARS_DBG("got remote denties from %s\n", peer->peer);
 
@@ -2466,8 +2465,8 @@ int peer_action_dent_list(struct mars_global *tmp_global,
 			status = -EPROTO;
 			goto free;
 		}
-		cmp = strcmp(peer_uuid->new_link, my_uuid);
-		if (unlikely(cmp)) {
+		if (unlikely(strcmp(peer_uuid->new_link, my_uuid) &&
+			     strcmp(my_uuid, "(any)"))) {
 			MARS_ERR("UUID mismatch for peer %s, you are trying to communicate with a foreign cluster!\n", peer->peer);
 			make_msg(peer_pairs, "UUID mismatch with '%s', own cluster '%s' is trying to communicate with a foreign cluster '%s'",
 				 peer->peer,