diff --git a/pkg/multicloud/cloudpods/instance.go b/pkg/multicloud/cloudpods/instance.go
index f4f8a29c97..e101f6d00e 100644
--- a/pkg/multicloud/cloudpods/instance.go
+++ b/pkg/multicloud/cloudpods/instance.go
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ func (self *SInstance) AssignSecurityGroup(id string) error {
 }
 
 func (self *SInstance) SetSecurityGroups(ids []string) error {
+	if self.Hypervisor == api.HYPERVISOR_ESXI {
+		return nil
+	}
 	input := api.GuestSetSecgroupInput{}
 	input.SecgroupIds = ids
 	_, err := self.host.zone.region.perform(&modules.Servers, self.Id, "set-secgroup", input)