diff --git a/pkg/compute/models/guests.go b/pkg/compute/models/guests.go
index 5077b7e39b..27e24de46e 100644
--- a/pkg/compute/models/guests.go
+++ b/pkg/compute/models/guests.go
@@ -2851,8 +2851,9 @@ func (self *SGuest) syncWithCloudVM(ctx context.Context, userCred mcclient.Token
 				self.Name = newName
 			}
 		}
-		if extVM.GetName() != extVM.GetHostname() {
-			self.Hostname = pinyinutils.Text2Pinyin(extVM.GetHostname())
+		hostname := pinyinutils.Text2Pinyin(extVM.GetHostname())
+		if extVM.GetName() != hostname {
+			self.Hostname = hostname
 		}
 		if !self.IsFailureStatus() && syncStatus {
 			self.Status = extVM.GetStatus()