diff --git a/kv/raftstore/peer_storage.go b/kv/raftstore/peer_storage.go
index cd8c9594..aa79b3a2 100644
--- a/kv/raftstore/peer_storage.go
+++ b/kv/raftstore/peer_storage.go
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ type PeerStorage struct {
 	// current region information of the peer
 	region *metapb.Region
 	// current raft state of the peer
-	raftState rspb.RaftLocalState
+	raftState *rspb.RaftLocalState
 	// current apply state of the peer
-	applyState rspb.RaftApplyState
+	applyState *rspb.RaftApplyState
 
 	// current snapshot state
 	snapState snap.SnapState
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ func NewPeerStorage(engines *engine_util.Engines, region *metapb.Region, regionS
 		Engines:     engines,
 		region:      region,
 		Tag:         tag,
-		raftState:   *raftState,
-		applyState:  *applyState,
+		raftState:   raftState,
+		applyState:  applyState,
 		regionSched: regionSched,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/kv/raftstore/peer_storage_test.go b/kv/raftstore/peer_storage_test.go
index f892ae55..790db157 100644
--- a/kv/raftstore/peer_storage_test.go
+++ b/kv/raftstore/peer_storage_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func newTestPeerStorageFromEnts(t *testing.T, ents []eraftpb.Entry) *PeerStorage
 		Term:  ents[0].Term,
 	}
 	applyState.AppliedIndex = ents[len(ents)-1].Index
-	kvWB.SetMeta(meta.ApplyStateKey(peerStore.region.GetId()), &applyState)
+	kvWB.SetMeta(meta.ApplyStateKey(peerStore.region.GetId()), applyState)
 	require.Nil(t, peerStore.Engines.WriteRaft(raftWB))
 	peerStore.Engines.WriteKV(kvWB)
 	return peerStore
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestPeerStorageTerm(t *testing.T) {
 func appendEnts(t *testing.T, peerStore *PeerStorage, ents []eraftpb.Entry) {
 	raftWB := new(engine_util.WriteBatch)
 	require.Nil(t, peerStore.Append(ents, raftWB))
-	raftWB.SetMeta(meta.RaftStateKey(peerStore.region.GetId()), &peerStore.raftState)
+	raftWB.SetMeta(meta.RaftStateKey(peerStore.region.GetId()), peerStore.raftState)
 	require.Nil(t, peerStore.Engines.WriteRaft(raftWB))
 }