diff --git a/pkg/cluster/manager/display.go b/pkg/cluster/manager/display.go
index 1441b6039e..8965b14bb0 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/manager/display.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/manager/display.go
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiup/pkg/set"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiup/pkg/tui"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiup/pkg/utils"
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 // DisplayOption represents option of display command
@@ -610,8 +609,9 @@ func (m *Manager) GetClusterTopology(dopt DisplayOption, opt operator.Options) (
 			e, found := ctxt.GetInner(ctx).GetExecutor(ins.GetManageHost())
 			if found {
 				var active string
+				var systemdSince time.Duration
 				nctx := checkpoint.NewContext(ctx)
-				active, memory, _ = operator.GetServiceStatus(nctx, e, ins.ServiceName())
+				active, memory, systemdSince, _ = operator.GetServiceStatus(nctx, e, ins.ServiceName())
 				if status == "-" {
 					if active == "active" {
 						status = "Up"
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ func (m *Manager) GetClusterTopology(dopt DisplayOption, opt operator.Options) (
 					}
 				}
 				if dopt.ShowUptime && since == "-" {
-					since = formatInstanceSince(parseSystemctlSince(active))
+					since = formatInstanceSince(systemdSince)
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -733,37 +733,6 @@ func formatInstanceSince(uptime time.Duration) string {
 	return strings.Join(parts, "")
 }
 
-// `systemctl status xxx.service` returns as below
-// Active: active (running) since Sat 2021-03-27 10:51:11 CST; 41min ago
-func parseSystemctlSince(str string) (dur time.Duration) {
-	// if service is not found or other error, don't need to parse it
-	if str == "" {
-		return 0
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if dur == 0 {
-			zap.L().Warn("failed to parse systemctl since", zap.String("value", str))
-		}
-	}()
-	parts := strings.Split(str, ";")
-	if len(parts) != 2 {
-		return
-	}
-	parts = strings.Split(parts[0], " ")
-	if len(parts) < 3 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	dateStr := strings.Join(parts[len(parts)-3:], " ")
-
-	tm, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02 15:04:05 MST", dateStr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	return time.Since(tm)
-}
-
 // SetSSHKeySet set ssh key set.
 func SetSSHKeySet(ctx context.Context, privateKeyPath string, publicKeyPath string) error {
 	ctxt.GetInner(ctx).PrivateKeyPath = privateKeyPath
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/operation/check.go b/pkg/cluster/operation/check.go
index 3784bc69a4..f04981518e 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/operation/check.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/operation/check.go
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ func CheckServices(ctx context.Context, e ctxt.Executor, host, service string, d
 		return result
 	}
 
-	active, _, err := GetServiceStatus(ctx, e, service+".service")
+	active, _, _, err := GetServiceStatus(ctx, e, service+".service")
 	if err != nil {
 		result.Err = err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/operation/systemd.go b/pkg/cluster/operation/systemd.go
index 497d05db22..8c5ba4e2cc 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/operation/systemd.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/operation/systemd.go
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ package operator
 import (
 	"context"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pingcap/errors"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiup/pkg/cluster/ctxt"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiup/pkg/cluster/module"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 // GetServiceStatus return the Acitive line of status.
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 
 Mar 09 13:56:19 ip-172-16-5-70 systemd[1]: Started drainer-8249 service.
 */
-func GetServiceStatus(ctx context.Context, e ctxt.Executor, name string) (active, memory string, err error) {
+func GetServiceStatus(ctx context.Context, e ctxt.Executor, name string) (active, memory string, since time.Duration, err error) {
 	c := module.SystemdModuleConfig{
 		Unit:   name,
 		Action: "status",
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ func GetServiceStatus(ctx context.Context, e ctxt.Executor, name string) (active
 			switch words[0] {
 			case "Active:":
 				active = words[1]
+				since = parseSystemctlSince(line)
 			case "Memory:":
 				memory = words[1]
 			}
@@ -60,3 +63,34 @@ func GetServiceStatus(ctx context.Context, e ctxt.Executor, name string) (active
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+// `systemctl status xxx.service` returns as below
+// Active: active (running) since Sat 2021-03-27 10:51:11 CST; 41min ago
+func parseSystemctlSince(str string) (dur time.Duration) {
+	// if service is not found or other error, don't need to parse it
+	if str == "" {
+		return 0
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if dur == 0 {
+			zap.L().Warn("failed to parse systemctl since", zap.String("value", str))
+		}
+	}()
+	parts := strings.Split(str, ";")
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		return
+	}
+	parts = strings.Split(parts[0], " ")
+	if len(parts) < 3 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	dateStr := strings.Join(parts[len(parts)-3:], " ")
+
+	tm, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02 15:04:05 MST", dateStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return time.Since(tm)
+}