  The \pi NN^* and \eta NN^* coupling constants are studied in the QCD sum rule
($N^* \equiv N(1535)). We investigate the two point functions between the
vacuum and a one meson state in the soft meson limit. The operator product
expansion is explicitly performed up to terms of dimension eight. We find that
\gpNR vanishes to this order, while \geNR has a finite contribution. The
vanishing of \gpNR is a rigorous consequence in the chiral limit. The results
of the QCD sum rule are compared with those of low energy effective models.
