diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index e7dac8e4ce..dd1bf0e519 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -1921,6 +1921,11 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 		if cfg.TriesVerifyMode.NeedRemoteVerify() {
 			cfg.EnableTrustProtocol = true
 		}
+		// A node without trie is not able to provide snap data, so it should disable snap protocol.
+		if cfg.TriesVerifyMode != core.LocalVerify {
+			log.Info("Automatically disables snap protocol due to verify mode", "mode", cfg.TriesVerifyMode)
+			cfg.DisableSnapProtocol = true
+		}
 	}
 	if ctx.IsSet(CacheFlag.Name) || ctx.IsSet(CacheSnapshotFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.SnapshotCache = ctx.Int(CacheFlag.Name) * ctx.Int(CacheSnapshotFlag.Name) / 100