diff --git a/dubbo-cluster/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/rpc/cluster/support/registry/ZoneAwareClusterInvoker.java b/dubbo-cluster/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/rpc/cluster/support/registry/ZoneAwareClusterInvoker.java
index c537f03381d..0a18b54a418 100644
--- a/dubbo-cluster/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/rpc/cluster/support/registry/ZoneAwareClusterInvoker.java
+++ b/dubbo-cluster/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/rpc/cluster/support/registry/ZoneAwareClusterInvoker.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import org.apache.dubbo.common.extension.ExtensionLoader;
 import org.apache.dubbo.common.logger.Logger;
 import org.apache.dubbo.common.logger.LoggerFactory;
+import org.apache.dubbo.common.utils.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.dubbo.common.utils.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.dubbo.rpc.Invocation;
 import org.apache.dubbo.rpc.Invoker;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 import org.apache.dubbo.rpc.cluster.support.AbstractClusterInvoker;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.CommonConstants.PREFERRED_KEY;
@@ -60,6 +62,12 @@ public ZoneAwareClusterInvoker(Directory<T> directory) {
         if (loader.hasExtension("default")) {
             zoneDetector = loader.getExtension("default");
         }
+        if (zoneDetector == null) {
+            Set<ZoneDetector> zoneDetectors = loader.getSupportedExtensionInstances();
+            if (CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(zoneDetectors)) {
+                zoneDetector = zoneDetectors.iterator().next();
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @Override