diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/PBHelperClient.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/PBHelperClient.java
index 579ac436c31..490ccb453b2 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/PBHelperClient.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/PBHelperClient.java
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public class PBHelperClient {
     ByteString value = fixedByteStringCache.get(key);
     if (value == null) {
       value = ByteString.copyFromUtf8(key.toString());
-      fixedByteStringCache.put(key, value);
+      fixedByteStringCache.put(new Text(key.copyBytes()), value);
     }
     return value;
   }